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#CCA3FA Color

#CCA3FA is rgb(204, 163, 250) in RGB, hsl(268, 90%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCA3FA
HEX#CCA3FA
RGBrgb(204, 163, 250)
HSLhsl(268, 90%, 81%)
HSVhsv(268, 35%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.128 305.3)
LABlab(73.21% 27.89 -37.89)
LCHlch(73.21% 47.05 306.35)

What #CCA3FA 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 #CCA3FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 7.44Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 8.73Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.82Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 12.9Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 13.97Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 14.05

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

#CCA3FA Channel Values

How #CCA3FA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 204 · G 163 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 90% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 35% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCA3FA 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCA3FA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCA3FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCA3FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CCA3FA
Complementary
#D1FAA3
Analogous
#A3A6FA
Analogous
#F7A3FA
Triadic
#FACCA3
Triadic
#A3FACC
Split comp.
#FAF7A3
Split comp.
#A6FAA3

Tints & Shades of #CCA3FA

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

#D1ADFB
#D9BBFB
#DFC5FC
#E7D3FD
#ECDDFD
#F4ECFE

Shades

#AE6EF7
#9038F5
#730CE9
#5909B3
#3E077E
#240449

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCA3FA.

How #CCA3FA 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#CCA3FA
Protanopia#ABABFA
Protanomaly#B9A8FA
Deuteranopia#B2B2F9
Deuteranomaly#BDACFA
Tritanopia#C0B1B1
Tritanomaly#C5ACD2
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCA3FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cca3fa: #CCA3FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCA3FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cca3fa': '#CCA3FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.639, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_cca3fa">#CCA3FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCA3FA"

More Purple Colors

#CCA3FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CCA3FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCA3FA?

#CCA3FA is a lightest purple — rgb(204, 163, 250) in RGB and hsl(268, 90%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #CCA3FA?

#CCA3FA is rgb(204, 163, 250) — red 204, green 163, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCA3FA?

#CCA3FA converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCA3FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCA3FA scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCA3FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCA3FA 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 16.33, which is visibly different.

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