Palettes / Colors / #CAAEEE
#CAAEEE — Light Purple
#CAAEEE 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 #CAAEEE 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.
#CAAEEE 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 #D3EEAF; it also sits naturally between #AFB3EE and #EAAFEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAAEEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 174, 238 |
| HSL | 266°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 266°, 27%, 93% |
| CMYK | 15%, 27%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 54.93, 49.00, 87.45 |
| Yxy | 49.00, 0.2870, 0.2560 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.45, 22.28, -28.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.00, 21.63, -29.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 68% · Blue 93%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAAEEE
.text { color: #CAAEEE; }
.background { background-color: #CAAEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 174, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 174, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 174, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAAEEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAAEEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D3EEAF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.94:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.80:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAAEEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAAEEE
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 #CAAEEE: ·
How #CAAEEE 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 #CAAEEE 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 #CAAEEE?
#CAAEEE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 174, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAEEE?
#CAAEEE is RGB 202, 174, 238 — HSL 266°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 15%, 27%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #CAAEEE?
Its complement is #D3EEAF; analogous partners are #AFB3EE and #EAAFEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAAEEE for text?
Black text on #CAAEEE has a contrast ratio of 10.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.