What color is #CABDDB?

#CABDDB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABDDB?

The RGB value is 202, 189, 219: 202 red, 189 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABDDB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CABDDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABDDB color

#CABDDB rgb(202, 189, 219)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.1% green and 85.9% blue (202, 189, 219).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#CABDDB color codes

HEX	`#CABDDB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 189, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.1%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.5, 10.18, -13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.5, 16.77, 307.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.339, 54.066, 74.525)`
Decimal	`13286875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABDDB, 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 #CABDDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABDDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #CABDDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabddb; }
.text { color: #cabddb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabddb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 189 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabddb, #d9bddb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CABDDB?: #CABDDB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABDDB?: The RGB value is 202, 189, 219: 202 red, 189 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABDDB?: The complementary color is #CEDBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABDDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.