Palettes / Colors / #CAAED4

#CAAED4 — Light Dusty Purple

#CAAED4 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 #CAAED4 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.

#CAAED4 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 #B9D5AF; it also sits naturally between #B8AFD5 and #D5AFCC. 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 #CAAED4

.text { color: #CAAED4; }
.background { background-color: #CAAED4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAED4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 174, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 31%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAED4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 174, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAED4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 174, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAAED4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAAED4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9D5AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAAED4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAAED4

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 #CAAED4 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 #CAAED4 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

← #CAAED3  ·  #CAAED5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAAED4?

#CAAED4 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 174, 212). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAED4?

#CAAED4 is RGB 202, 174, 212 — HSL 284°, 31%, 76% — CMYK 5%, 18%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #CAAED4?

Its complement is #B9D5AF; analogous partners are #B8AFD5 and #D5AFCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAAED4 for text?

Black text on #CAAED4 has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.