Skip to content

#CAB9EF Color

#CAB9EF is rgb(202, 185, 239) in RGB, hsl(259, 63%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAB9EF
HEX#CAB9EF
RGBrgb(202, 185, 239)
HSLhsl(259, 63%, 83%)
HSVhsv(259, 23%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.077 299.1)
LABlab(77.97% 14.08 -24.74)
LCHlch(77.97% 28.47 299.65)

What #CAB9EF 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 #CAB9EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.3Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 8.84Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.91Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.68Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.66Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.13

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

#CAB9EF Channel Values

How #CAB9EF 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 185 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 63% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 23% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAB9EF 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAB9EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAB9EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAB9EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAB9EF
Complementary
#DEEFB8
Analogous
#B8C2EF
Analogous
#E5B8EF
Triadic
#EFCAB8
Triadic
#B8EFCA
Split comp.
#EFE5B8
Split comp.
#C2EFB8

Tints & Shades of #CAB9EF

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

#D0C1F1
#D6C9F3
#DCD1F5
#E6DEF7
#ECE6F9
#F2EEFB

Shades

#A78BE5
#8159D9
#602ECC
#4B249E
#351970
#1D0E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAB9EF.

How #CAB9EF 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#CAB9EF
Protanopia#BCBCEF
Protanomaly#C2BBEF
Deuteranopia#BFBFEF
Deuteranomaly#C3BDEF
Tritanopia#C2C1C1
Tritanomaly#C6BED5
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAB9EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cab9ef: #CAB9EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAB9EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cab9ef': '#CAB9EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.725, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_cab9ef">#CAB9EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAB9EF"

More Purple Colors

#CAB9EF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#CAB9EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAB9EF?

#CAB9EF is a lightest purple — rgb(202, 185, 239) in RGB and hsl(259, 63%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.3.

What is the RGB value of #CAB9EF?

#CAB9EF is rgb(202, 185, 239) — red 202, green 185, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAB9EF?

#CAB9EF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAB9EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAB9EF scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAB9EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAB9EF 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 15.83, which is visibly different.

Open #CAB9EF in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.