#CB8ECA#CB8ECA
#CB8ECA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.109 H 327.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB8ECA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 142, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 37%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 0.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.75, 32.88, -21.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.75, 39.42, 326.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.64% 0.0912 -0.0588) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.64% 0.109 327.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9613, 36.3084, 60.5055) |
| Luminance | 0.3631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.69
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.12
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.94
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.53
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.89
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 8.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB8ECA #8ECB8F
analogous
#AE8ECB #CB8ECA #CB8EAB
triadic
#CB8ECA #CACB8E #8ECACB
tetradic
#CB8ECA #CBAE8E #8ECB8F #8EABCB
square
#CB8ECA #CBAE8E #8ECB8F #8EABCB
split-complementary
#CB8ECA #ABCB8E #8ECBAE
monochromatic
#984697 #B864B6 #CB8ECA #DEB8DE #F2E2F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#CB8ECA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#CB8ECA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB8ECA
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB8ECA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB8ECA | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9ECC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A5C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF93A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb8eca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 142, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.109 327.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb0da',
500: '#cb8eca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb8eca; $custom-light: #dbb0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb8eca",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 142,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300.984,
"s": 36.97,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72642,
"c": 0.10851,
"h": 327.2
},
"luminance": 0.36307
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB8ECA
secondary
#D1E4D1
accent
#B03836
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF5FA
border
#D4CFD3
text
#151014
muted
#837F83