#CB38CD#CB38CD
#CB38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.241 H 327.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB38CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 56, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.76, 73.20, -46.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.76, 86.89, 327.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.6% 0.2033 -0.1298) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.6% 0.241 327.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0617, 19.9353, 59.6416) |
| Luminance | 0.1993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 2.71
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.25
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.87
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.03
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.71
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB38CD #3ACD38
analogous
#8038CD #CB38CD #CD3884
triadic
#CB38CD #CDCB38 #38CDCB
tetradic
#CB38CD #CD8038 #3ACD38 #3884CD
square
#CB38CD #CD8038 #3ACD38 #3884CD
split-complementary
#CB38CD #84CD38 #38CD80
monochromatic
#6E1C6F #9E28A0 #CB38CD #D869D9 #E59AE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#CB38CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#CB38CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB38CD
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB38CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB38CD | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#156FD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F82C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D15080
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb38cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 56, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.241 327.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7ddd',
500: '#cb38cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb38cd; $custom-light: #df7ddd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb38cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 56,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.195,
"s": 59.839,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61597,
"c": 0.24124,
"h": 327.4
},
"luminance": 0.19933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB38CD
secondary
#90D18F
accent
#E34547
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FCEFFB
border
#D5CAD4
text
#160B15
muted
#847C83