Palettes / Colors / #CAADFA

#CAADFA — Pale Vivid Purple

#CAADFA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #CAADFA 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.

#CAADFA 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 #DDFAAD; it also sits naturally between #ADB6FA and #F1ADFA. 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 98%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAADFA

.text { color: #CAADFA; }
.background { background-color: #CAADFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAADFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 173, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAADFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 173, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAADFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 173, 250, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDFAAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAADFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAADFA

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 #CAADFA 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 #CAADFA 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

← #CAADF9  ·  #CAADFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAADFA?

#CAADFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 173, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAADFA?

#CAADFA is RGB 202, 173, 250 — HSL 263°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 31%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CAADFA?

Its complement is #DDFAAD; analogous partners are #ADB6FA and #F1ADFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAADFA for text?

Black text on #CAADFA has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.