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#CABBFB Color

#CABBFB is rgb(202, 187, 251) in RGB, hsl(254, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CABBFB
HEX#CABBFB
RGBrgb(202, 187, 251)
HSLhsl(254, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(254, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.09 295.1)
LABlab(78.82% 15.05 -29.86)
LCHlch(78.82% 33.43 296.75)

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

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

#CABBFB Channel Values

How #CABBFB 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 187 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CABBFB 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CABBFB

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

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CABBFB

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

Shades

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

How #CABBFB 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#CABBFB
Protanopia#BEBEFB
Protanomaly#C3BDFB
Deuteranopia#C0C0FB
Deuteranomaly#C4BEFB
Tritanopia#C1C5C5
Tritanomaly#C4C1DD
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CABBFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cabbfb: #CABBFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CABBFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cabbfb': '#CABBFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.733, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_cabbfb">#CABBFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CABBFB"

More Blue Colors

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

#CABBFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CABBFB?

#CABBFB is a lightest blue — rgb(202, 187, 251) in RGB and hsl(254, 89%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.92.

What is the RGB value of #CABBFB?

#CABBFB is rgb(202, 187, 251) — red 202, green 187, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CABBFB?

#CABBFB converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CABBFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CABBFB scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CABBFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CABBFB 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 18.39, which is visibly different.

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