Palettes / Colors / #CAAEEA
#CAAEEA — Light Purple
#CAAEEA 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 #CAAEEA 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.
#CAAEEA 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 #CEEAAE; it also sits naturally between #AEB0EA and #E8AEEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAAEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 174, 234 |
| HSL | 268°, 59%, 80% |
| HSV | 268°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 14%, 26%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 54.34, 48.77, 84.39 |
| Yxy | 48.77, 0.2898, 0.2601 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.31, 21.43, -26.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.83, 20.75, -27.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 68% · Blue 92%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAAEEA
.text { color: #CAAEEA; }
.background { background-color: #CAAEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 174, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 174, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 174, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAAEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAAEEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEEAAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.95:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.75:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAAEEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAAEEA
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 #CAAEEA: ·
How #CAAEEA 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 #CAAEEA 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 #CAAEEA?
#CAAEEA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 174, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAEEA?
#CAAEEA is RGB 202, 174, 234 — HSL 268°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 14%, 26%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #CAAEEA?
Its complement is #CEEAAE; analogous partners are #AEB0EA and #E8AEEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAAEEA for text?
Black text on #CAAEEA has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.