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#CAABED Color

#CAABED is rgb(202, 171, 237) in RGB, hsl(268, 65%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 28%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAABED
HEX#CAABED
RGBrgb(202, 171, 237)
HSLhsl(268, 65%, 80%)
HSVhsv(268, 28%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 28%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.097 305.7)
LABlab(74.49% 20.96 -28.94)
LCHlch(74.49% 35.73 305.92)

What #CAABED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CAABED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.01Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.12Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.65Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 9.19Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.84Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 12.09

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#CAABED Channel Values

How #CAABED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 171 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 65% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 28% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAABED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAABED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAABED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAABED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAABED
Complementary
#CEEDAB
Analogous
#ABADED
Analogous
#EBABED
Triadic
#EDCAAB
Triadic
#ABEDCA
Split comp.
#EDEBAB
Split comp.
#ADEDAB

Tints & Shades of #CAABED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D2B7F0
#D7C0F2
#DFCDF4
#E4D5F6
#ECE2F9
#F2EAFB

Shades

#AD7DE3
#8F4EDA
#732AC6
#5A219C
#3F176D
#250D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAABED.

How #CAABED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CAABED
Protanopia#B1B1ED
Protanomaly#BBAFED
Deuteranopia#B6B6EC
Deuteranomaly#BEB2ED
Tritanopia#C1B5B5
Tritanomaly#C5B1CE
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAABED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-caabed: #CAABED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAABED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caabed': '#CAABED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.671, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_caabed">#CAABED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAABED"

More Purple Colors

#CAABED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAABED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAABED?

#CAABED is a lightest purple — rgb(202, 171, 237) in RGB and hsl(268, 65%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #CAABED?

#CAABED is rgb(202, 171, 237) — red 202, green 171, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAABED?

#CAABED converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 28%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAABED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAABED scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAABED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAABED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 12.09, which is visibly different.

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