Recognised as Colour
#CAB8ED
- #CAB8ED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CAB8ED is a violet with RGB values 202, 184, 237 and HSL 260°, 60%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CAB8ED#CAB8ED
HEX#CAB8ED
RGBrgb(202, 184, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7216, 0.9294
RGB percentages79.2%, 72.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(260.4, 59.6%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.4, 22.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK14.8%, 22.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,285,613
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB8ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.59:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#354712
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DBEDB8
Analogous#B8C1ED, #E4B8ED
Triadic#EDCAB8, #B8EDCA
Split complementary#EDE4B8, #C1EDB8
Tetradic#EDB8C1, #DBEDB8, #B8EDE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G184
B237
Red202 (79.2%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue260.38°
Saturation (HSL)59.55%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G B8 · B ED
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