#CAC8FE Color

#CAC8FE is rgb(202, 200, 254) in RGB, hsl(242, 96%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 21%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAC8FE

HEX#CAC8FE

RGBrgb(202, 200, 254)

HSLhsl(242, 96%, 89%)

HSVhsv(242, 21%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 21%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.075 286.4)

LABlab(82.14% 8.96 -26.41)

LCHlch(82.14% 27.89 288.73)

What #CAC8FE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CAC8FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 2.12 Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 6.31 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.92 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.63 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 14.65 Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 15.3

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#CAC8FE Channel Values

How #CAC8FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 202 · G 200 · B 254	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 242° · S 96% · L 89%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 242° · S 21% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 20% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.59:1 vs white · 13.2:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAC8FE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CAC8FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAC8FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CAC8FE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAC8FE.

How #CAC8FE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CAC8FE

Protanopia#C8C8FE

Protanomaly#C9C8FE

Deuteranopia#C9C9FE

Deuteranomaly#C9C8FE

Tritanopia#C2D0D0

Tritanomaly#C5CDE4

Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

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Using #CAC8FE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cac8fe: #CAC8FE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAC8FE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cac8fe': '#CAC8FE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.784, blue: 0.996)

Android XML<color name="color_cac8fe">#CAC8FE</color>

SVG fillfill="#CAC8FE"

More Blue Colors

#CAC8FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#CAC8FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAC8FE?

#CAC8FE is a lightest blue — rgb(202, 200, 254) in RGB and hsl(242, 96%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.12.

What is the RGB value of #CAC8FE?

#CAC8FE is rgb(202, 200, 254) — red 202, green 200, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAC8FE?

#CAC8FE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 21%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAC8FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAC8FE scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAC8FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAC8FE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 16.62, which is visibly different.

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