#CB8DCC#CB8DCC
#CB8DCC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.112 H 326.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB8DCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 141, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 38%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 30.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.60, 33.80, -23.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.60, 40.94, 325.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.55% 0.0933 -0.0626) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.55% 0.112 326.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0515, 36.1075, 61.7113) |
| Luminance | 0.3611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.28
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.27
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.63
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.16
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.39
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB8DCC #8ECC8D
analogous
#AC8DCC #CB8DCC #CC8DAD
triadic
#CB8DCC #CCCB8D #8DCCCB
tetradic
#CB8DCC #CCAC8D #8ECC8D #8DADCC
square
#CB8DCC #CCAC8D #8ECC8D #8DADCC
split-complementary
#CB8DCC #ADCC8D #8DCCAC
monochromatic
#98459A #B863B9 #CB8DCC #DEB7DF #F2E2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#CB8DCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#CB8DCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB8DCC
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB8DCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB8DCC | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889DCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A5CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF93A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb8dcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 141, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.112 326.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbafdb',
500: '#cb8dcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb8dcc; $custom-light: #dbafdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb8dcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 141,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.048,
"s": 38.182,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7255,
"c": 0.11231,
"h": 326.1
},
"luminance": 0.36106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB8DCC
secondary
#D1E4D1
accent
#B13436
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FB
border
#D4CED4
text
#151015
muted
#837F83