#CAB9CA#CAB9CA
#CAB9CA is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.515; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.030 H 325.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAB9CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 185, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 14%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 8%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.99, 9.06, -6.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.99, 11.08, 324.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.51% 0.0249 -0.0169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.51% 0.03 325.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3652, 51.5193, 63.0512) |
| Luminance | 0.5152 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 4.27
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 9.51
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.66
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 10.27
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.51
Light Pink
#FFD1DF
ΔE00 11.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAB9CA #B9CAB9
analogous
#C1B9CA #CAB9CA #CAB9C1
triadic
#CAB9CA #CACAB9 #B9CACA
tetradic
#CAB9CA #CAC1B9 #B9CAB9 #B9C1CA
square
#CAB9CA #CAC1B9 #B9CAB9 #B9C1CA
split-complementary
#CAB9CA #C1CAB9 #B9CAC1
monochromatic
#957395 #B096B0 #CAB9CA #E4DCE4 #F2EEF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#CAB9CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.30
#CAB9CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAB9CA
11.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAB9CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAB9CA | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.30 | 11.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8BDCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBBFC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBBABE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cab9ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 185, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.030 325.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#daceda',
500: '#cab9ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cab9ca; $custom-light: #daceda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cab9ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 185,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 13.821,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80509,
"c": 0.03012,
"h": 325.9
},
"luminance": 0.51519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAB9CA
secondary
#899E89
accent
#984E4E
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFAFB
border
#D4D3D4
text
#141314
muted
#838383