Colour
#CABED6
- #CABED6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CABED6 is a violet with RGB values 202, 190, 214 and HSL 270°, 23%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CABED6#CABED6
HEX#CABED6
RGBrgb(202, 190, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7451, 0.8392
RGB percentages79.2%, 74.5%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(270, 22.6%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 11.2%, 83.9%)
CMYK5.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,287,126
CSS custom property--colour: #CABED6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#354129
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAD6BE
Analogous#BEBED6, #D6BED6
Triadic#D6CABE, #BED6CA
Split complementary#D6D6BE, #BED6BE
Tetradic#D6BEBE, #CAD6BE, #BED6D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G190
B214
Red202 (79.2%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)22.64%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G BE · B D6
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