What color is #CABEDD?

#CABEDD 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 #CABEDD?

The RGB value is 202, 190, 221: 202 red, 190 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABEDD?

The complementary color is #D1DDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABEDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABEDD color

#CABEDD rgb(202, 190, 221)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.5% green and 86.7% blue (202, 190, 221).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 31% saturation and 81% 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 11.92:1).

#CABEDD color codes

HEX	`#CABEDD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 190, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 31%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.81, 10.04, -13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.81, 17.17, 305.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.819, 54.604, 75.992)`
Decimal	`13287133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABEDD, 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 #CABEDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABEDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #CABEDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabedd; }
.text { color: #cabedd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabedd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 190 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabedd, #dabedd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CABEDD?: #CABEDD 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 #CABEDD?: The RGB value is 202, 190, 221: 202 red, 190 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABEDD?: The complementary color is #D1DDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABEDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.