#CB8CD3#CB8CD3
#CB8CD3 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.121 H 322.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB8CD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 140, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 45%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 34%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.8%, 33.6%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.64, 35.68, -26.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.64, 44.71, 322.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.67% 0.0966 -0.0734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.67% 0.121 322.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7632, 36.1573, 66.1838) |
| Luminance | 0.3616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 3.80
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.84
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.69
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.90
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 7.09
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB8CD3 #94D38C
analogous
#A88CD3 #CB8CD3 #D38CB8
triadic
#CB8CD3 #D3CB8C #8CD3CB
tetradic
#CB8CD3 #D3A88C #94D38C #8CB8D3
square
#CB8CD3 #D3A88C #94D38C #8CB8D3
split-complementary
#CB8CD3 #B8D38C #8CD3A8
monochromatic
#9A3FA5 #B760C2 #CB8CD3 #DFB8E4 #F3E5F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#CB8CD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#CB8CD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB8CD3
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB8CD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB8CD3 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#859DD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A5D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD93A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb8cd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 140, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.121 322.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcaee0',
500: '#cb8cd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb8cd3; $custom-light: #dcaee0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb8cd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 140,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.239,
"s": 44.654,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72665,
"c": 0.12133,
"h": 322.8
},
"luminance": 0.36156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB8CD3
secondary
#D5E8D3
accent
#B82E3D
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FB
border
#D4CED4
text
#151015
muted
#837F83