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#CAABF7 Color

#CAABF7 is rgb(202, 171, 247) in RGB, hsl(264, 83%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAABF7
HEX#CAABF7
RGBrgb(202, 171, 247)
HSLhsl(264, 83%, 82%)
HSVhsv(264, 31%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.11 302.7)
LABlab(74.81% 22.61 -33.84)
LCHlch(74.81% 40.69 303.74)

What #CAABF7 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 #CAABF7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.98Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.91Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.39Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.51Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 14.24Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 14.55

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

#CAABF7 Channel Values

How #CAABF7 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 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 83% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 31% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAABF7 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAABF7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAABF7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAABF7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAABF7
Complementary
#D9F7AB
Analogous
#ABB3F7
Analogous
#F0ABF7
Triadic
#F7C9AB
Triadic
#ABF7C9
Split comp.
#F7F0AB
Split comp.
#B3F7AB

Tints & Shades of #CAABF7

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

#CFB4F8
#D8C2F9
#DECCFA
#E4D5FB
#EADEFC
#F3ECFD

Shades

#A978F2
#8844EE
#6815E5
#4F10AD
#370B79
#200746

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAABF7.

How #CAABF7 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#CAABF7
Protanopia#B1B1F7
Protanomaly#BBAFF7
Deuteranopia#B6B6F6
Deuteranomaly#BEB2F7
Tritanopia#BFB7B7
Tritanomaly#C4B2D4
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAABF7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caabf7: #CAABF7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAABF7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caabf7': '#CAABF7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.671, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_caabf7">#CAABF7</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAABF7"

More Purple Colors

#CAABF7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAABF7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAABF7?

#CAABF7 is a lightest purple — rgb(202, 171, 247) in RGB and hsl(264, 83%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.98.

What is the RGB value of #CAABF7?

#CAABF7 is rgb(202, 171, 247) — red 202, green 171, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAABF7?

#CAABF7 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAABF7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAABF7 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAABF7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAABF7 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 14.55, which is visibly different.

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