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#CAA4DF — Light Muted Purple

#CAA4DF 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 #CAA4DF 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.

#CAA4DF 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 #B9DFA4; it also sits naturally between #ADA4DF and #DFA4D6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAA4DF · RGB 202, 164, 223

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Color values

HEX#CAA4DF
RGB202, 164, 223
HSL279°, 48%, 76%
HSV279°, 26%, 87%
CMYK9%, 26%, 0%, 13%
XYZ50.95, 44.44, 75.70
Yxy44.44, 0.2978, 0.2597
CIE-Lab72.52, 24.63, -24.56
Hunter Lab66.66, 23.71, -25.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 64% · Blue 87%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CAA4DF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAA4DF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAA4DF

.text { color: #CAA4DF; }
.background { background-color: #CAA4DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAA4DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 164, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAA4DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 164, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAA4DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 164, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAA4DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAA4DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAA4DF

#BB8AD6#AC70CD#9B51C2#893EB1#753597#602C7D#4C2262#351844#200F2A#0C050F

Tints of #CAA4DF

#CFACE2#D3B4E4#D8BBE7#DCC3EA#E0CAEC#E5D2EF#E9D9F2#EEE1F4#F2E8F7#F6F0FA

Tones of #CAA4DF

#C9A9DB#C8ADD7#C7B1D2#C6B5CF#C4B9CA#C3BEC6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9DFA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.12:1 Fails
Against black text9.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAA4DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAA4DF

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 #CAA4DF: ·

How #CAA4DF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BAB9D1Deuteranopia · #BCBFCDTritanopia · #C8C5C3

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 #CAA4DF rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff0f8
#FFF0F8 · #FFC2E9 · #CCA2E1 · #543E5C
Palette F7efe5
#F7EFE5 · #E2BFD9 · #C8A1E0 · #674188
Ruby Marble
#4C2365 · #7F5D99 · #9E7EB5 · #C4A4DA
Tranquil Tempest
#C59EE0 · #8338B8 · #461966 · #2D1141
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:

#CCA2E1#C8A1E0#C4A4DA#C59EE0#C9ACDD#CAADE2#C5AAE6#CCA8E9#BFA2DB#C8ACD6#BE9FE1#BFACE0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAA4DE  ·  #CAA4E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAA4DF?

#CAA4DF is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 164, 223). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAA4DF?

#CAA4DF is RGB 202, 164, 223 — HSL 279°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 9%, 26%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CAA4DF?

Its complement is #B9DFA4; analogous partners are #ADA4DF and #DFA4D6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAA4DF for text?

Black text on #CAA4DF has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.