Palettes / Colors / #CABCDE
#CABCDE — Light Muted Purple
#CABCDE is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #CABCDE 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.
#CABCDE 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 #CFDDBB; it also sits naturally between #BBBEDD and #DABBDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CABCDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 188, 222 |
| HSL | 265°, 34%, 80% |
| HSV | 265°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 9%, 15%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 55.53, 53.80, 76.56 |
| Yxy | 53.80, 0.2987, 0.2894 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.34, 11.33, -15.19 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.35, 10.86, -15.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 74% · Blue 87%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CABCDE
.text { color: #CABCDE; }
.background { background-color: #CABCDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CABCDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 188, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 34%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CABCDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 188, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CABCDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 188, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CABCDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CABCDE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFDDBB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CABCDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CABCDE
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 #CABCDE: ·
How #CABCDE 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 #CABCDE 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 #CABCDE?
#CABCDE is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 188, 222). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CABCDE?
#CABCDE is RGB 202, 188, 222 — HSL 265°, 34%, 80% — CMYK 9%, 15%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #CABCDE?
Its complement is #CFDDBB; analogous partners are #BBBEDD and #DABBDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CABCDE for text?
Black text on #CABCDE has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.