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#CAB7E6 Color

#CAB7E6 is rgb(202, 183, 230) in RGB, hsl(264, 48%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAB7E6
HEX#CAB7E6
RGBrgb(202, 183, 230)
HSLhsl(264, 48%, 81%)
HSVhsv(264, 20%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.068 303.3)
LABlab(77.21% 13.67 -21.04)
LCHlch(77.21% 25.09 303.01)

What #CAB7E6 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 #CAB7E6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.97Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 8.82Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.43Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.71Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.9Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 10.93

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

#CAB7E6 Channel Values

How #CAB7E6 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 183 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 48% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 20% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAB7E6 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 text11.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAB7E6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAB7E6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAB7E6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAB7E6
Complementary
#D3E6B7
Analogous
#B7BCE6
Analogous
#E1B7E6
Triadic
#E6CAB7
Triadic
#B7E6CA
Split comp.
#E6E1B7
Split comp.
#BCE6B7

Tints & Shades of #CAB7E6

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

#CFBFE8
#D8CAEC
#DDD2EF
#E6DDF3
#EBE5F6
#F4F0FA

Shades

#AB8ED7
#8C64C9
#6F40B5
#55318C
#3C2262
#231439

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAB7E6.

How #CAB7E6 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#CAB7E6
Protanopia#BABAE6
Protanomaly#C1B9E6
Deuteranopia#BEBEE6
Deuteranomaly#C3BBE6
Tritanopia#C4BEBE
Tritanomaly#C6BBCF
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAB7E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cab7e6: #CAB7E6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAB7E6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cab7e6': '#CAB7E6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.718, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_cab7e6">#CAB7E6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAB7E6"

More Purple Colors

#CAB7E6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAB7E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAB7E6?

#CAB7E6 is a lightest purple — rgb(202, 183, 230) in RGB and hsl(264, 48%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #CAB7E6?

#CAB7E6 is rgb(202, 183, 230) — red 202, green 183, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAB7E6?

#CAB7E6 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAB7E6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAB7E6 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAB7E6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAB7E6 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 12.31, which is visibly different.

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