#CAB8CA#CAB8CA
#CAB8CA is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.511; OKLCH L 80.3% C 0.032 H 325.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAB8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 184, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 15%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 9%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.74, 9.60, -6.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.74, 11.73, 324.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.31% 0.0264 -0.0179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.31% 0.032 325.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1568, 51.1023, 62.9818) |
| Luminance | 0.5110 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 3.94
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.13
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 9.64
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 10.01
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.97
Light Pink
#FFD1DF
ΔE00 11.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAB8CA #B8CAB8
analogous
#C1B8CA #CAB8CA #CAB8C1
triadic
#CAB8CA #CACAB8 #B8CACA
tetradic
#CAB8CA #CAC1B8 #B8CAB8 #B8C1CA
square
#CAB8CA #CAC1B8 #B8CAB8 #B8C1CA
split-complementary
#CAB8CA #C1CAB8 #B8CAC1
monochromatic
#967296 #B095B0 #CAB8CA #E4DBE4 #F2EDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#CAB8CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.22
#CAB8CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAB8CA
11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAB8CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAB8CA | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.22 | 11.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BCCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBBEC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBB9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cab8ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 184, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.3% 0.032 325.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dacdda',
500: '#cab8ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cab8ca; $custom-light: #dacdda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cab8ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 184,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 14.516,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80313,
"c": 0.03192,
"h": 325.9
},
"luminance": 0.51102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAB8CA
secondary
#889E88
accent
#994D4D
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFAFB
border
#D4D3D4
text
#141314
muted
#838383