#CAB5CA#CAB5CA
#CAB5CA is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.037 H 325.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAB5CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 181, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 17%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 10%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.99, 11.23, -7.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.99, 13.70, 325.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.73% 0.0309 -0.0209) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.73% 0.037 325.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5402, 49.8692, 62.7762) |
| Luminance | 0.4987 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 3.34
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.60
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.36
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 10.17
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 10.61
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 10.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAB5CA #B5CAB5
analogous
#BFB5CA #CAB5CA #CAB5BF
triadic
#CAB5CA #CACAB5 #B5CACA
tetradic
#CAB5CA #CABFB5 #B5CAB5 #B5BFCA
square
#CAB5CA #CABFB5 #B5CAB5 #B5BFCA
split-complementary
#CAB5CA #BFCAB5 #B5CABF
monochromatic
#976E97 #B091B0 #CAB5CA #E4D9E4 #F2EDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#CAB5CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.97
#CAB5CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAB5CA
10.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAB5CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAB5CA | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.97 | 10.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BACB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8BCC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBB7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cab5ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 181, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.037 325.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dacbda',
500: '#cab5ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cab5ca; $custom-light: #dacbda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cab5ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 181,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 16.535,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79727,
"c": 0.0373,
"h": 325.9
},
"luminance": 0.49869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAB5CA
secondary
#E3E8E3
accent
#9B4B4B
background
#FDFCFD
surface
#FAF8FA
border
#D3D1D3
text
#141314
muted
#838283