CAAFFF

#CAAFFF closest to Violet Heaven

#CAAFFF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violet Heaven. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 68.6% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(202, 175, 255)). Its HSL value is 260° hue, 100% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #CAAFFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.09:1.

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Variations of #CAAFFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#CAAFFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CAAFFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CAAFFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A1BCFD
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DBCFF
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAB9FF
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1BCFD
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFB8FE
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0BCCC
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C7B4E9
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0B9D0

#CAAFFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#CAAFFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.09:1 Very good#CAAFFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CAAFFF in CSS

/* Violet Heaven */
.color { color: #CAAFFF; }
.background { background-color: #CAAFFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CAAFFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 175 255);
color: hsl(260 100% 84%);
color: oklch(0.806 0.114 299.3);

#CAAFFF FAQ

What color is #CAAFFF?

#CAAFFF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CAAFFF?

#CAAFFF is rgb(202, 175, 255) in RGB, hsl(260, 100%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CAAFFF?

The complementary color of #CAAFFF is #E4FFAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CAAFFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #CAAFFF: 11.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CAAFFF a warm or cool color?

#CAAFFF is a cool color.