Palettes / Colors / #CAADD4

#CAADD4 — Light Dusty Purple

#CAADD4 is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CAADD4 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.

#CAADD4 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 #B5D3AB; it also sits naturally between #B5ABD3 and #D3ABC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 68% · Blue 83%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAADD4

.text { color: #CAADD4; }
.background { background-color: #CAADD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAADD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 173, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 31%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAADD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 173, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAADD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 173, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAADD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAADD4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAADD4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5D3AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAADD4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAADD4

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:

How #CAADD4 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CAADD4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAADD3  ·  #CAADD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAADD4?

#CAADD4 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 173, 212). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAADD4?

#CAADD4 is RGB 202, 173, 212 — HSL 285°, 31%, 75% — CMYK 5%, 18%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #CAADD4?

Its complement is #B5D3AB; analogous partners are #B5ABD3 and #D3ABC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAADD4 for text?

Black text on #CAADD4 has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.