Recognised as Colour
#CAB6EC
- #CAB6EC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#CAB6EC is a violet with RGB values 202, 182, 236 and HSL 262°, 59%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CAB6EC#CAB6EC
HEX#CAB6EC
RGBrgb(202, 182, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7137, 0.9255
RGB percentages79.2%, 71.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(262.2, 58.7%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 22.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK14.4%, 22.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,285,100
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB6EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#354913
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8ECB6
Analogous#B6BDEC, #E5B6EC
Triadic#ECCAB6, #B6ECCA
Split complementary#ECE5B6, #BDECB6
Tetradic#ECB6BD, #D8ECB6, #B6ECE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G182
B236
Red202 (79.2%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue262.22°
Saturation (HSL)58.7%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G B6 · B EC
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