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#CABCDC Color

#CABCDC is rgb(202, 188, 220) in RGB, hsl(266, 31%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 14%) 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 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CABCDC
HEX#CABCDC
RGBrgb(202, 188, 220)
HSLhsl(266, 31%, 80%)
HSVhsv(266, 15%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.047 305.2)
LABlab(78.19% 9.59 -14.21)
LCHlch(78.19% 17.15 304.00)

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

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.08Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.1Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 7.69Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.25Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.53Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 10.21

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

#CABCDC Channel Values

How #CABCDC 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 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 31% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 15% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CABCDC 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CABCDC

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

Base
#CABCDC
Complementary
#CEDCBC
Analogous
#BCBEDC
Analogous
#DABCDC
Triadic
#DCCABC
Triadic
#BCDCCA
Split comp.
#DCDABC
Split comp.
#BEDCBC

Tints & Shades of #CABCDC

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

#D2C6E1
#D7CDE5
#DFD7EA
#E4DEED
#ECE8F3
#F2EEF6

Shades

#AD97C8
#8F73B5
#73539D
#5A417C
#402E57
#251A32

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

How #CABCDC 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#CABCDC
Protanopia#BEBEDC
Protanomaly#C3BDDC
Deuteranopia#C1C1DC
Deuteranomaly#C5BFDC
Tritanopia#C6C0C0
Tritanomaly#C8BFCC
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CABCDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cabcdc: #CABCDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CABCDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cabcdc': '#CABCDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.737, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_cabcdc">#CABCDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CABCDC"

More Purple Colors

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

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#CABCDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CABCDC?

#CABCDC is a lightest purple — rgb(202, 188, 220) in RGB and hsl(266, 31%, 80%) 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 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #CABCDC?

#CABCDC is rgb(202, 188, 220) — red 202, green 188, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CABCDC?

#CABCDC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CABCDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CABCDC scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CABCDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CABCDC 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 6.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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