#CABAED

A color in the Violet family

#cabaed is a color in the Violet family: RGB(202, 186, 237), HSL(259°, 59%, 83%), CMYK(15%, 22%, 0%, 7%). Closest named color: thistle. Contrast is 1.79:1 on white and 11.76:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#cabaed
RGBrgb(202 186 237)
RGB (legacy)rgb(202, 186, 237)
RGB %rgb(79% 73% 93%)
HSLhsl(259 59% 83%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259, 22%, 93%)
HWBhwb(259 73% 7%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 22%, 0%, 7%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(78.15 13.25 -23.38)
LCHlch(78.15 26.87 299.54)
OKLaboklab(0.8192 0.0354 -0.0634)
OKLCHoklch(0.8192 0.0726 299.15)
Decimal13286125

Properties

Color ToneViolet
Closest named colorthistle ΔE 4.1
Closest web-safe color#ccccff
Hue259°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)59% / 22%
Lightness (HSL)83%
Brightness or Value (HSV)93%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)77% / 76%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.5379
Red / Green / Blue202 / 186 / 237

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.79:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
11.76:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 33 / -69.7 · As background with white / black text: Lc -37 / 70.9

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #cabaed;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(81.92% 0.0726 299.15);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(202 186 237 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#cabaed] text-[#cabaed] border-[#cabaed]">