What color is #CABFE5?

#CABFE5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABFE5?

The RGB value is 202, 191, 229: 202 red, 191 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABFE5?

The complementary color is #DAE5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABFE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABFE5 color

#CABFE5 rgb(202, 191, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CABFE5 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.9% green and 89.8% blue (202, 191, 229).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 42% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Digital Lavender (#CAC0E1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#CABFE5 color codes

HEX	`#CABFE5`
RGB	`rgb(202, 191, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.9%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 42%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 17%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.31, 11.13, -17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.31, 20.73, 302.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.128, 55.475, 81.812)`
Decimal	`13287397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABFE5, 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 #CABFE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABFE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #CABFE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabfe5; }
.text { color: #cabfe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabfe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 191 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabfe5, #ddbfe5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CABFE5?: #CABFE5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABFE5?: The RGB value is 202, 191, 229: 202 red, 191 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABFE5?: The complementary color is #DAE5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABFE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.