Recognised as Colour
#CABEE9
- #CABEE9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CABEE9 is a violet with RGB values 202, 190, 233 and HSL 257°, 49%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CABEE9#CABEE9
HEX#CABEE9
RGBrgb(202, 190, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7451, 0.9137
RGB percentages79.2%, 74.5%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(256.7, 49.4%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 18.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK13.3%, 18.5%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,287,145
CSS custom property--colour: #CABEE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.05:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#354116
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDE9BE
Analogous#BEC7E9, #E0BEE9
Triadic#E9CABE, #BEE9CA
Split complementary#E9E0BE, #C8E9BE
Tetradic#E9BEC7, #DDE9BE, #BEE9E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G190
B233
Red202 (79.2%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue256.74°
Saturation (HSL)49.43%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CA · G BE · B E9
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