Palettes / Colors / #CAAFF8

#CAAFF8 — Pale Vivid Purple

#CAAFF8 is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#CAAFF8 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 #DDF8AF; it also sits naturally between #AFB9F8 and #EEAFF8. 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 69% · Blue 97%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAAFF8

.text { color: #CAAFF8; }
.background { background-color: #CAAFF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAAFF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 175, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 84%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAAFF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 175, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAAFF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 175, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAAFF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAAFF8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAAFF8

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Tones of #CAAFF8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDF8AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAAFF8: #000000.

How #CAAFF8 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 #CAAFF8 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

← #CAAFF7  ·  #CAAFF9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAAFF8?

#CAAFF8 is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 175, 248). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAAFF8?

#CAAFF8 is RGB 202, 175, 248 — HSL 262°, 84%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 29%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #CAAFF8?

Its complement is #DDF8AF; analogous partners are #AFB9F8 and #EEAFF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAAFF8 for text?

Black text on #CAAFF8 has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.