Palettes / Colors / #CABDEB
#CABDEB — Pale Muted Purple
#CABDEB is a purple color we call Pale 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 #CABDEB 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.
#CABDEB 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 #DEEBBD; it also sits naturally between #BDC7EB and #E1BDEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CABDEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 189, 235 |
| HSL | 257°, 53%, 83% |
| HSV | 257°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 14%, 20%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 57.55, 54.95, 86.17 |
| Yxy | 54.95, 0.2897, 0.2766 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.01, 13.46, -21.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.13, 13.02, -21.88 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 74% · Blue 92%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CABDEB
.text { color: #CABDEB; }
.background { background-color: #CABDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CABDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 189, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CABDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 189, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CABDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 189, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CABDEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CABDEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CABDEB
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Tones of #CABDEB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEEBBD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.75:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.99:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CABDEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CABDEB
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 #CABDEB: ·
How #CABDEB 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 #CABDEB 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 #CABDEB?
#CABDEB is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 202, 189, 235). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CABDEB?
#CABDEB is RGB 202, 189, 235 — HSL 257°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 14%, 20%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #CABDEB?
Its complement is #DEEBBD; analogous partners are #BDC7EB and #E1BDEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CABDEB for text?
Black text on #CABDEB has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.