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#CAACDF — Light Muted Purple

#CAACDF 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 #CAACDF 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.

#CAACDF 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 #C0DEAB; it also sits naturally between #AFABDE and #DEABDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAACDF · RGB 202, 172, 223

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Color values

HEX#CAACDF
RGB202, 172, 223
HSL275°, 44%, 77%
HSV275°, 23%, 87%
CMYK9%, 23%, 0%, 13%
XYZ52.43, 47.39, 76.20
Yxy47.39, 0.2979, 0.2692
CIE-Lab74.44, 20.24, -21.64
Hunter Lab68.84, 19.46, -22.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 67% · Blue 87%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CAACDF

.text { color: #CAACDF; }
.background { background-color: #CAACDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAACDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 172, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 44%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAACDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 172, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAACDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 172, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CAACDF

#B891D4#A573C9#955ABF#8345B0#703B97#5A2F79#47255F#341B46#1E1028#0B060F

Tints of #CAACDF

#CDB2E1#D2B9E4#D7C1E7#DCC8EA#E0CFEC#E3D3EE#E7DAF1#ECE2F4#F1E9F6#F6F0F9

Tones of #CAACDF

#C8AEDB#C7B2D7#C7B6D3#C6B9CF#C6BDCC#C5C1C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0DEAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.00:1 Fails
Against black text10.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAACDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAACDF

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 #CAACDF: ·

How #CAACDF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BDBDD3Deuteranopia · #BFC1D0Tritanopia · #C8C9C7

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Hidden Ruby Mosaic
#C9ACDD · #783AA2 · #633681 · #532D6C
Modern Ruby Opal
#551E83 · #D89C53 · #2CC17E · #CAADE2
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Lucky Ruby Terrace
#8122C2 · #C48223 · #2AD991 · #C5AAE6
Palette 17153b
#17153B · #2E236C · #433D8B · #C8ACD6
Amber Ruby Marble
#C7AED6 · #A16EBE · #864FA6 · #6C3989

Similar colors

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

#C9ACDD#CAADE2#D1B0E0#C5AAE6#C8ACD6#C7AED6#C9B2E7#CCA2E1#C8B1E8#C8B6E2#CCA8E9#BFACE0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAACDE  ·  #CAACE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAACDF?

#CAACDF is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 172, 223). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAACDF?

#CAACDF is RGB 202, 172, 223 — HSL 275°, 44%, 77% — CMYK 9%, 23%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CAACDF?

Its complement is #C0DEAB; analogous partners are #AFABDE and #DEABDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAACDF for text?

Black text on #CAACDF has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.