Palettes / Colors / #CABAED
#CABAED — Pale Purple
#CABAED is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CABAED 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.
#CABAED 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 #DDEDBA; it also sits naturally between #BAC3ED and #E4BAED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CABAED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 186, 237 |
| HSL | 259°, 59%, 83% |
| HSV | 259°, 22%, 93% |
| CMYK | 15%, 22%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 57.20, 53.79, 87.49 |
| Yxy | 53.79, 0.2882, 0.2710 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.34, 15.51, -23.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.34, 15.03, -24.28 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 73% · Blue 93%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CABAED
.text { color: #CABAED; }
.background { background-color: #CABAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CABAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 186, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 59%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CABAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 186, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CABAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 186, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CABAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CABAED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDEDBA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CABAED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CABAED
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CABAED: ·
How #CABAED 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 #CABAED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CABAED?
#CABAED is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 186, 237). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CABAED?
#CABAED is RGB 202, 186, 237 — HSL 259°, 59%, 83% — CMYK 15%, 22%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #CABAED?
Its complement is #DDEDBA; analogous partners are #BAC3ED and #E4BAED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CABAED for text?
Black text on #CABAED has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.