Palettes / Colors / #CABACE

#CABACE — Light Dusty Purple

#CABACE is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#CABACE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BECEBA; it also sits naturally between #C0BACE and #CEBAC8. 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 73% · Blue 81%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CABACE

.text { color: #CABACE; }
.background { background-color: #CABACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CABACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 186, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 17%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CABACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 186, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CABACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 186, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CABACE

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Tones of #CABACE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BECEBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CABACE: #000000.

How #CABACE 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 #CABACE 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

← #CABACD  ·  #CABACF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CABACE?

#CABACE is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 186, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CABACE?

#CABACE is RGB 202, 186, 206 — HSL 288°, 17%, 77% — CMYK 2%, 10%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CABACE?

Its complement is #BECEBA; analogous partners are #C0BACE and #CEBAC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CABACE for text?

Black text on #CABACE has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.