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#CCAFEE Color

#CCAFEE is rgb(204, 175, 238) in RGB, hsl(268, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 7%) 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 6.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCAFEE
HEX#CCAFEE
RGBrgb(204, 175, 238)
HSLhsl(268, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(268, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.093 305.4)
LABlab(75.67% 19.72 -27.66)
LCHlch(75.67% 33.97 305.49)

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

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.19Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.64Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.23Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.38Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.1Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 12.62

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

#CCAFEE Channel Values

How #CCAFEE 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 175 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCAFEE 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CCAFEE

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

Base
#CCAFEE
Complementary
#D1EEAF
Analogous
#AFB1EE
Analogous
#ECAFEE
Triadic
#EECCAF
Triadic
#AFEECC
Split comp.
#EEECAF
Split comp.
#B1EEAF

Tints & Shades of #CCAFEE

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

#D2B7F0
#DAC4F3
#DFCDF4
#E7D9F7
#ECE2F9
#F4EEFB

Shades

#AF81E4
#9252DA
#752BCA
#5A219C
#3F176D
#250D3F

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

How #CCAFEE 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#CCAFEE
Protanopia#B4B4EE
Protanomaly#BEB2EE
Deuteranopia#B9B9ED
Deuteranomaly#C1B5EE
Tritanopia#C4B9B9
Tritanomaly#C7B5D0
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCAFEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccafee: #CCAFEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCAFEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccafee': '#CCAFEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.686, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_ccafee">#CCAFEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCAFEE"

More Purple Colors

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

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#CCAFEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCAFEE?

#CCAFEE is a lightest purple — rgb(204, 175, 238) in RGB and hsl(268, 65%, 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 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #CCAFEE?

#CCAFEE is rgb(204, 175, 238) — red 204, green 175, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCAFEE?

#CCAFEE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCAFEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCAFEE scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCAFEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCAFEE 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 12.62, which is visibly different.

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