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#CAB0EE Color

#CAB0EE is rgb(202, 176, 238) in RGB, hsl(265, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAB0EE
HEX#CAB0EE
RGBrgb(202, 176, 238)
HSLhsl(265, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(265, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.09 303.6)
LABlab(75.73% 18.54 -27.59)
LCHlch(75.73% 33.24 303.90)

What #CAB0EE 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 #CAB0EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.91Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.4Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.05Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.41Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 13.27

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

#CAB0EE Channel Values

How #CAB0EE 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 176 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAB0EE 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAB0EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAB0EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAB0EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAB0EE
Complementary
#D4EEAF
Analogous
#AFB4EE
Analogous
#E9AFEE
Triadic
#EEC9AF
Triadic
#AFEEC9
Split comp.
#EEE9AF
Split comp.
#B4EEAF

Tints & Shades of #CAB0EE

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

#CFB7F0
#D7C4F3
#DDCDF4
#E6D9F7
#EBE2F9
#F4EEFB

Shades

#AA81E4
#8B52DA
#6D2BCA
#54219C
#3B176D
#220D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAB0EE.

How #CAB0EE 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#CAB0EE
Protanopia#B5B5EE
Protanomaly#BEB3EE
Deuteranopia#B9B9ED
Deuteranomaly#C0B6EE
Tritanopia#C2B9B9
Tritanomaly#C5B6D1
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAB0EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cab0ee: #CAB0EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAB0EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cab0ee': '#CAB0EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.690, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_cab0ee">#CAB0EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAB0EE"

More Purple Colors

#CAB0EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAB0EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAB0EE?

#CAB0EE is a lightest purple — rgb(202, 176, 238) in RGB and hsl(265, 65%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.91.

What is the RGB value of #CAB0EE?

#CAB0EE is rgb(202, 176, 238) — red 202, green 176, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAB0EE?

#CAB0EE converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAB0EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAB0EE scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAB0EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAB0EE 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 13.63, which is visibly different.

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