What color is #CABCE2?

#CABCE2 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 #CABCE2?

The RGB value is 202, 188, 226: 202 red, 188 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABCE2?

The complementary color is #D4E2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABCE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABCE2 color

#CABCE2 rgb(202, 188, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CABCE2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 73.7% green and 88.6% blue (202, 188, 226).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 40% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Viking Diva (#CABAE0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#CABCE2 color codes

HEX	`#CABCE2`
RGB	`rgb(202, 188, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 73.7%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 40%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.47, 12.13, -17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.47, 21, 305.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.065, 54.014, 79.409)`
Decimal	`13286626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABCE2, 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 #CABCE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABCE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #CABCE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabce2; }
.text { color: #cabce2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabce2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 188 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabce2, #ddbce2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CABCE2?: #CABCE2 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 #CABCE2?: The RGB value is 202, 188, 226: 202 red, 188 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABCE2?: The complementary color is #D4E2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABCE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.