What color is #CAB1DA?

#CAB1DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB1DA?

The RGB value is 202, 177, 218: 202 red, 177 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB1DA?

The complementary color is #C1DAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB1DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB1DA color

#CAB1DA rgb(202, 177, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CAB1DA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 69.4% green and 85.5% blue (202, 177, 218).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Viking Diva (#CABAE0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#CAB1DA color codes

HEX	`#CAB1DA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 177, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 69.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 19%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.49, 16.49, -17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.49, 23.91, 313.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.732, 49.063, 73.008)`
Decimal	`13283802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB1DA, 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 #CAB1DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB1DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #CAB1DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab1da; }
.text { color: #cab1da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab1da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 177 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab1da, #dab1d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CAB1DA?: #CAB1DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB1DA?: The RGB value is 202, 177, 218: 202 red, 177 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB1DA?: The complementary color is #C1DAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB1DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.