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#CAB4C8 Color

#CAB4C8 is rgb(202, 180, 200) in RGB, hsl(305, 17%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAB4C8
HEX#CAB4C8
RGBrgb(202, 180, 200)
HSLhsl(305, 17%, 75%)
HSVhsv(305, 11%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.037 328.8)
LABlab(75.68% 10.77 -7.14)
LCHlch(75.68% 12.92 326.46)

What #CAB4C8 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 #CAB4C8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 2.21Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 5.09Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.1Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.36Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 9.29Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 9.38

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

#CAB4C8 Channel Values

How #CAB4C8 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 180 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 17% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 11% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 1% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAB4C8 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAB4C8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAB4C8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAB4C8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAB4C8
Complementary
#B4CAB6
Analogous
#C1B4CA
Analogous
#CAB4BD
Triadic
#C8CAB4
Triadic
#B4C8CA
Split comp.
#BDCAB4
Split comp.
#B4CAC1

Tints & Shades of #CAB4C8

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

#D0BDCF
#D9C9D8
#DFD2DE
#E6DBE5
#ECE4EB
#F4F0F4

Shades

#B597B2
#A0799D
#865F83
#654863
#483346
#2A1E29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAB4C8.

How #CAB4C8 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#CAB4C8
Protanopia#B8B8C8
Protanomaly#BFB6C8
Deuteranopia#BCBCC7
Deuteranomaly#C2B9C8
Tritanopia#C8B7B7
Tritanomaly#C9B6BE
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAB4C8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cab4c8: #CAB4C8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAB4C8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cab4c8': '#CAB4C8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.706, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_cab4c8">#CAB4C8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAB4C8"

More Pink Colors

#CAB4C8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CAB4C8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAB4C8?

#CAB4C8 is a light pink — rgb(202, 180, 200) in RGB and hsl(305, 17%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.21.

What is the RGB value of #CAB4C8?

#CAB4C8 is rgb(202, 180, 200) — red 202, green 180, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAB4C8?

#CAB4C8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAB4C8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAB4C8 scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAB4C8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAB4C8 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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