#CB8BCD#CB8BCD

#CB8BCD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.117 H 325.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB8BCD
RGB	rgb(203, 139, 205)
HSL	hsl(298, 40%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(298, 32%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(1%, 32.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.19, 35.08, -24.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.19, 42.66, 325.31°)
OKLab	oklab(72.25% 0.0965 -0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(72.25% 0.117 325.7)
XYZ	xyz(44.8796, 35.5711, 62.2476)
Luminance	0.3557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB8BCD #8DCD8B

analogous

#AA8BCD #CB8BCD #CD8BAE

triadic

#CB8BCD #CDCB8B #8BCDCB

tetradic

#CB8BCD #CDAA8B #8DCD8B #8BAECD

square

#CB8BCD #CDAA8B #8DCD8B #8BAECD

split-complementary

#CB8BCD #AECD8B #8BCDAA

monochromatic

#98439B #B860BB #CB8BCD #DEB6DF #F1E1F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.59

#CB8BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.11

#CB8BCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CB8BCD

8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB8BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CB8BCD	1.00	2.59	8.11	8.11
#FFFFFF	2.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#869CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A4CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF91A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb8bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 139, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.117 325.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dcaedc',
    500: '#cb8bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb8bcd;
$custom-light: #dcaedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb8bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.182,
    "s": 39.759,
    "l": 67.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7225,
    "c": 0.1169,
    "h": 325.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.3557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB8BCD

secondary

#D0E4D0

accent

#B33337

background

#FDFAFD

surface

#FBF4FB

border

#D4CED4

text

#151015

muted

#837F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB8BCD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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