What color is #CABDDD?

#CABDDD 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 #CABDDD?

The RGB value is 202, 189, 221: 202 red, 189 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABDDD?

The complementary color is #D0DDBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABDDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABDDD color

#CABDDD rgb(202, 189, 221)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.1% green and 86.7% blue (202, 189, 221).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 32% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#CABDDD color codes

HEX	`#CABDDD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 189, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.1%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 32%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.56, 10.58, -14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.56, 17.8, 306.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.603, 54.172, 75.92)`
Decimal	`13286877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABDDD, 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 #CABDDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABDDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #CABDDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabddd; }
.text { color: #cabddd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabddd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 189 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabddd, #dabddd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CABDDD?: #CABDDD 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 #CABDDD?: The RGB value is 202, 189, 221: 202 red, 189 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABDDD?: The complementary color is #D0DDBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABDDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.