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#CAB3FE Color

#CAB3FE is rgb(202, 179, 254) in RGB, hsl(258, 97%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 30%, 0%, 0%) 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 9.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAB3FE
HEX#CAB3FE
RGBrgb(202, 179, 254)
HSLhsl(258, 97%, 85%)
HSVhsv(258, 30%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 30%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.106 298.1)
LABlab(76.96% 19.66 -34.30)
LCHlch(76.96% 39.53 299.82)

What #CAB3FE 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 #CAB3FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 9.11Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.14Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.9Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 12.1Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 12.46Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 16.32

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

#CAB3FE Channel Values

How #CAB3FE 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 179 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 97% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 30% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAB3FE 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAB3FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAB3FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAB3FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAB3FE
Complementary
#E8FEB4
Analogous
#B4C2FE
Analogous
#EFB4FE
Triadic
#FECAB4
Triadic
#B4FECA
Split comp.
#FEEFB4
Split comp.
#C2FEB4

Tints & Shades of #CAB3FE

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

#D1BEFE
#D8C8FE
#DFD2FE
#E3D7FE
#EAE1FF
#F1EBFF

Shades

#9F77FD
#7940FC
#4E04FB
#3D03C4
#2A0288
#190150

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAB3FE.

How #CAB3FE 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#CAB3FE
Protanopia#B7B7FE
Protanomaly#BFB6FE
Deuteranopia#BBBBFE
Deuteranomaly#C1B8FE
Tritanopia#BFBFBF
Tritanomaly#C4BADB
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAB3FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cab3fe: #CAB3FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAB3FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cab3fe': '#CAB3FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.702, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_cab3fe">#CAB3FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAB3FE"

More Purple Colors

#CAB3FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAB3FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAB3FE?

#CAB3FE is a lightest purple — rgb(202, 179, 254) in RGB and hsl(258, 97%, 85%) 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 9.11.

What is the RGB value of #CAB3FE?

#CAB3FE is rgb(202, 179, 254) — red 202, green 179, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAB3FE?

#CAB3FE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 30%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAB3FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAB3FE scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAB3FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAB3FE 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 17.03, which is visibly different.

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