Palettes / Colors / #CAABE8

#CAABE8 — Light Purple

#CAABE8 is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CAABE8 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CAABE8 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C9E8AB; it also sits naturally between #ABABE8 and #E8ABE8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 67% · Blue 91%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CAABE8

.text { color: #CAABE8; }
.background { background-color: #CAABE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAABE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 171, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 57%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAABE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 171, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAABE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 171, 232, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAABE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAABE8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9E8AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAABE8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAABE8

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CAABE8 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CAABE8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAABE8?

#CAABE8 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 171, 232). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAABE8?

#CAABE8 is RGB 202, 171, 232 — HSL 270°, 57%, 79% — CMYK 13%, 26%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #CAABE8?

Its complement is #C9E8AB; analogous partners are #ABABE8 and #E8ABE8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAABE8 for text?

Black text on #CAABE8 has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.