#CB86CB#CB86CB
#CB86CB is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.124 H 326.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB86CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 134, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 40%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.01, 37.41, -24.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.01, 44.98, 326.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.33% 0.1036 -0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.33% 0.124 326.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9323, 34.0602, 60.7485) |
| Luminance | 0.3406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 3.43
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.30
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.13
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.17
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.83
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB86CB #86CB86
analogous
#A886CB #CB86CB #CB86A8
triadic
#CB86CB #CBCB86 #86CBCB
tetradic
#CB86CB #CBA886 #86CB86 #86A8CB
square
#CB86CB #CBA886 #86CB86 #86A8CB
split-complementary
#CB86CB #A8CB86 #86CBA8
monochromatic
#964196 #B95BB9 #CB86CB #DDB1DD #F0DCF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#CB86CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#CB86CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB86CB
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB86CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB86CB | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8198CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF8CA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb86cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 134, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.124 326.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcaadb',
500: '#cb86cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb86cb; $custom-light: #dcaadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb86cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 134,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 39.884,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71331,
"c": 0.12378,
"h": 326.8
},
"luminance": 0.34059
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB86CB
secondary
#CBE2CB
accent
#B33333
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FB
border
#D4CED4
text
#151015
muted
#837F83