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#CAA2DF — Light Muted Purple

#CAA2DF is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CAA2DF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CAA2DF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B6DEA0; it also sits naturally between #A9A0DE and #DEA0D5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAA2DF · RGB 202, 162, 223

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Color values

HEX#CAA2DF
RGB202, 162, 223
HSL279°, 49%, 75%
HSV279°, 27%, 87%
CMYK9%, 27%, 0%, 13%
XYZ50.60, 43.72, 75.59
Yxy43.72, 0.2978, 0.2573
CIE-Lab72.04, 25.73, -25.29
Hunter Lab66.12, 24.78, -26.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 64% · Blue 87%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CAA2DF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAA2DF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAA2DF

.text { color: #CAA2DF; }
.background { background-color: #CAA2DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAA2DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 162, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 49%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAA2DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 162, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAA2DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 162, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAA2DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAA2DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAA2DF

#B985D5#AA6BCC#9B50C3#893DB3#753498#5E2A7A#49215F#351744#200E2A#0C050F

Tints of #CAA2DF

#CDA8E1#D1AFE4#D6B7E6#DABEE9#E1CAED#E5D1EF#E9D9F2#EEE1F5#F2E8F7#F6F0FA

Tones of #CAA2DF

#C7A4DA#C6A9D6#C5ADD1#C3B2CD#C2B6C8#C1BBC4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6DEA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.15:1 Fails
Against black text9.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAA2DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAA2DF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CAA2DF: ·

How #CAA2DF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B9B8D0Deuteranopia · #BBBECDTritanopia · #C8C5C2

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CAA2DF rather than the exact color:

Palette F7efe5
#F7EFE5 · #E2BFD9 · #C8A1E0 · #674188
Palette Fff0f8
#FFF0F8 · #FFC2E9 · #CCA2E1 · #543E5C
Tranquil Tempest
#C59EE0 · #8338B8 · #461966 · #2D1141
Ruby Marble
#4C2365 · #7F5D99 · #9E7EB5 · #C4A4DA
Hidden Ruby Mosaic
#C9ACDD · #783AA2 · #633681 · #532D6C
Modern Ruby Opal
#551E83 · #D89C53 · #2CC17E · #CAADE2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C8A1E0#CCA2E1#C59EE0#C4A4DA#C9ACDD#CAADE2#BFA2DB#C5AAE6#CCA8E9#CF9BE8#BE9FE1#C8ACD6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAA2DE  ·  #CAA2E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAA2DF?

#CAA2DF is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 162, 223). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAA2DF?

#CAA2DF is RGB 202, 162, 223 — HSL 279°, 49%, 75% — CMYK 9%, 27%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CAA2DF?

Its complement is #B6DEA0; analogous partners are #A9A0DE and #DEA0D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAA2DF for text?

Black text on #CAA2DF has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.