Palettes / Colors / #CAAEF2

#CAAEF2 — Pale Purple

#CAAEF2 is a purple color we call Pale 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 #CAAEF2 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.

#CAAEF2 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 #D7F2B0; it also sits naturally between #B0B6F2 and #EDB0F2. 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 95%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAAEF2

.text { color: #CAAEF2; }
.background { background-color: #CAAEF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAEF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 174, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 72%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAEF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 174, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAEF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 174, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAAEF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAAEF2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7F2B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAAEF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAAEF2

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 #CAAEF2 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 #CAAEF2 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

← #CAAEF1  ·  #CAAEF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAAEF2?

#CAAEF2 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 174, 242). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAEF2?

#CAAEF2 is RGB 202, 174, 242 — HSL 265°, 72%, 82% — CMYK 17%, 28%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CAAEF2?

Its complement is #D7F2B0; analogous partners are #B0B6F2 and #EDB0F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAAEF2 for text?

Black text on #CAAEF2 has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.