Palettes / Colors / #CAADE8
#CAADE8 — Light Purple
#CAADE8 is a purple color we call Light 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 #CAADE8 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.
#CAADE8 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CAE7AB; it also sits naturally between #ABACE7 and #E6ABE7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAADE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 173, 232 |
| HSL | 269°, 56%, 79% |
| HSV | 269°, 25%, 91% |
| CMYK | 13%, 25%, 0%, 9% |
| XYZ | 53.87, 48.27, 82.82 |
| Yxy | 48.27, 0.2912, 0.2610 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.99, 21.55, -25.68 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.48, 20.85, -26.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 68% · Blue 91%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAADE8
.text { color: #CAADE8; }
.background { background-color: #CAADE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAADE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 173, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 56%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAADE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 173, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAADE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 173, 232, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAADE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAADE8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAE7AB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.97:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAADE8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAADE8
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CAADE8: ·
How #CAADE8 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 #CAADE8 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CAADE8?
#CAADE8 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 173, 232). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAADE8?
#CAADE8 is RGB 202, 173, 232 — HSL 269°, 56%, 79% — CMYK 13%, 25%, 0%, 9%.
What colors go with #CAADE8?
Its complement is #CAE7AB; analogous partners are #ABACE7 and #E6ABE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAADE8 for text?
Black text on #CAADE8 has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.