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#CCAEEF Color

#CCAEEF is rgb(204, 174, 239) in RGB, hsl(268, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCAEEF
HEX#CCAEEF
RGBrgb(204, 174, 239)
HSLhsl(268, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(268, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.095 305.4)
LABlab(75.46% 20.40 -28.52)
LCHlch(75.46% 35.06 305.57)

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

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.36Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.58Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.25Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 9.48Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.57Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 12.44

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

#CCAEEF Channel Values

How #CCAEEF 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 174 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCAEEF 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CCAEEF

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

Base
#CCAEEF
Complementary
#D1EFAE
Analogous
#AEB0EF
Analogous
#EDAEEF
Triadic
#EFCCAE
Triadic
#AEEFCC
Split comp.
#EFEDAE
Split comp.
#B0EFAE

Tints & Shades of #CCAEEF

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

#D2B7F1
#DAC3F3
#DFCCF5
#E7D9F7
#ECE1F9
#F4EEFC

Shades

#AF7FE6
#9250DC
#7528CC
#5A1F9E
#3F166F
#250D40

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

How #CCAEEF 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#CCAEEF
Protanopia#B4B4EF
Protanomaly#BEB1EF
Deuteranopia#B9B9EE
Deuteranomaly#C1B4EF
Tritanopia#C3B8B8
Tritanomaly#C7B4D0
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCAEEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccaeef: #CCAEEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCAEEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccaeef': '#CCAEEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.682, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_ccaeef">#CCAEEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCAEEF"

More Purple Colors

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

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#CCAEEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCAEEF?

#CCAEEF is a lightest purple — rgb(204, 174, 239) in RGB and hsl(268, 67%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #CCAEEF?

#CCAEEF is rgb(204, 174, 239) — red 204, green 174, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCAEEF?

#CCAEEF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCAEEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCAEEF scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCAEEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCAEEF 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 12.44, which is visibly different.

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