#CAAEDF

Accessibility

AAA

10.63:1

Vs white / black

1.98:1 · 10.63:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#caaedf

RGB

rgb(202, 174, 223)

RGBA

rgba(202, 174, 223, 1)

HSL

hsl(274, 43%, 78%)

HSLA

hsla(274, 43%, 78%, 1)

HSV

hsv(274, 22%, 87%)

LAB

lab(74.92% 19.14 -20.89)

LCH

lch(74.92% 28.33 312.5)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7912 0.0484 -0.0567)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7912 0.0745 310.48)

XYZ

xyz(52.81, 48.16, 76.31)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 22%, 0%, 13%)

CSS

color: #caaedf;

CSS variable

--color-caaedf: #caaedf;

SCSS

$color-caaedf: #caaedf;

JavaScript

const color = "#caaedf";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#caaedf";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#caaedf" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#caaedf", "rgb": { "r": 202, "g": 174, "b": 223 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7912 0.0745 310.48)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#caaedf-1: #caaedf;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

purple-300

Very different · ΔE 5.99 · #D8B4FE

Nearest CSS named color

Plum

Very different · ΔE 6.82 · #DDA0DD

Nearest Material color

purple-100

Very different · ΔE 5.46 · #E1BEE7

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 23.75 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffedff 100f2dfff 200e0caf1 300cbb2de 400b095c4 500947aa8 6007c658d 700645072 8004c3c58 90036293f 950201527

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fbf8fc f6f2fa f2ebf7 ede4f4 e9ddf2 e5d7ef e0d0ec dcc9ea d7c2e7 d3bce4 ceb5e2 caaedf b9a0cc a891ba 9883a7 877495 766582 655770 54495d 433a4a 332c38 221d25 110f13

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbf8fc f6f2fa f2ebf7 ede4f4 e9ddf2 e5d7ef e0d0ec dcc9ea d7c2e7 d3bce4 ceb5e2

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b9a0cc a891ba 9883a7 877495 766582 655770 54495d 433a4a 332c38 221d25 110f13

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c4aad7 bea6cf b8a3c7 b19fbf ab9bb7 a597b0 9f93a8 998fa0 938c98 8c8890 868488

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#CAAEDFStop 1 #C4DFAFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#B2AFDFStop 1 #CAAEDFStop 2 #DFAFDCStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#CAAEDFStop 1 #DFCAAFStop 2 #AFDFCAStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#CAAEDFStop 1 #DCDFAFStop 2 #AFDFB2Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#361D49Stop 1 #5E3380Stop 2 #8749B6Stop 3 #AB7FCCStop 4 #CFB6E2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #caaedf works

#CAAEDF (#caaedf) sits in the deep purple family at about 274° hue, 43% saturation, and 78% lightness. Contrast is 1.98:1 on white and 10.63:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: purple-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #caaedf as small body text on white — 1.98:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Mystery, ambition, and creativity. Strong for artistic and spiritual associations. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Deep Purple range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Purple 100#E1BEE7 Tailwind purple 300#D8B4FE Material Deep Purple 200#B39DDB Material Deep Purple 100#D1C4E9 Web Safe #CC99CC#CC99CC Plum#DDA0DD Tailwind violet 300#C4B5FD Thistle#D8BFD8 Material Purple 200#CE93D8 Tailwind fuchsia 300#F0ABFC Tailwind fuchsia 200#F5D0FE Tailwind purple 200#E9D5FF