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#CABCCD Color

#CABCCD is rgb(202, 188, 205) in RGB, hsl(289, 15%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 20%) 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 1.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CABCCD
HEX#CABCCD
RGBrgb(202, 188, 205)
HSLhsl(289, 15%, 77%)
HSVhsv(289, 8%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.028 320.3)
LABlab(77.81% 7.41 -6.71)
LCHlch(77.81% 9.99 317.83)

What #CABCCD 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 #CABCCD, 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 purple in the library.

#CABCCD Channel Values

How #CABCCD 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 188 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 15% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 8% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CABCCD 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CABCCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CABCCD; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CABCCD

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 #CABCCD.

How #CABCCD 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#CABCCD
Protanopia#BEBECD
Protanomaly#C3BDCD
Deuteranopia#C1C1CD
Deuteranomaly#C5BFCD
Tritanopia#C8BEBE
Tritanomaly#C9BDC4
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CABCCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cabccd: #CABCCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CABCCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cabccd': '#CABCCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.737, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_cabccd">#CABCCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CABCCD"

More Purple Colors

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

#CABCCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CABCCD?

#CABCCD is a light purple — rgb(202, 188, 205) in RGB and hsl(289, 15%, 77%) 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 1.99.

What is the RGB value of #CABCCD?

#CABCCD is rgb(202, 188, 205) — red 202, green 188, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CABCCD?

#CABCCD converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CABCCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CABCCD scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CABCCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CABCCD 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 6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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