What color is #CABAE0?

#CABAE0 is a light, desaturated violet known as Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Viking Diva?

The RGB value is 202, 186, 224: 202 red, 186 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Viking Diva?

The complementary color is #D0E0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABAE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Viking Diva color: hex code #CABAE0

#CABAE0 rgb(202, 186, 224)

Shades of purple

Viking Diva has the hex code #CABAE0. It is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 72.9% green and 87.8% blue (202, 186, 224).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 38% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

Viking Diva (#CABAE0) color codes

HEX	`#CABAE0`
RGB	`rgb(202, 186, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 72.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 38%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.91, 12.81, -16.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.91, 21.22, 307.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.368, 53.056, 77.831)`
Decimal	`13286112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Viking Diva, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CABAE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABAE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CABAE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabae0; }
.text { color: #cabae0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabae0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 186 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabae0, #ddbae0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

See #CABAE0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CABAE0?: #CABAE0 is a light, desaturated violet known as Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Viking Diva?: The RGB value is 202, 186, 224: 202 red, 186 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Viking Diva?: The complementary color is #D0E0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABAE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.