Recognised as Colour
#CAB6E4
- #CAB6E4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CAB6E4 is a violet with RGB values 202, 182, 228 and HSL 266°, 46%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CAB6E4#CAB6E4
HEX#CAB6E4
RGBrgb(202, 182, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7137, 0.8941
RGB percentages79.2%, 71.4%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(266.1, 46%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 20.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK11.4%, 20.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,285,092
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB6E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#35491B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D0E4B6
Analogous#B6B9E4, #E1B6E4
Triadic#E4CAB6, #B6E4CA
Split complementary#E4E1B6, #B9E4B6
Tetradic#E4B6B9, #D0E4B6, #B6E4E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G182
B228
Red202 (79.2%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue266.09°
Saturation (HSL)46%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G B6 · B E4
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