#CB8ECB#CB8ECB
#CB8ECB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.110 H 326.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB8ECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 142, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 37%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.79, 33.07, -22.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.79, 39.86, 326.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.68% 0.0915 -0.0602) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.68% 0.11 326.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0801, 36.3559, 61.1311) |
| Luminance | 0.3635 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.58
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.09
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.78
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.48
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.00
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB8ECB #8ECB8E
analogous
#AC8ECB #CB8ECB #CB8EAC
triadic
#CB8ECB #CBCB8E #8ECBCB
tetradic
#CB8ECB #CBAC8E #8ECB8E #8EACCB
square
#CB8ECB #CBAC8E #8ECB8E #8EACCB
split-complementary
#CB8ECB #ACCB8E #8ECBAC
monochromatic
#984698 #B864B8 #CB8ECB #DEB8DE #F2E2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#CB8ECB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.27
#CB8ECB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB8ECB
8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB8ECB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB8ECB | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.27 | 8.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9ECD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A5C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF93A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb8ecb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 142, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.110 326.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb0db',
500: '#cb8ecb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb8ecb; $custom-light: #dbb0db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb8ecb",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 142,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 36.97,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72681,
"c": 0.10952,
"h": 326.6
},
"luminance": 0.36354
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB8ECB
secondary
#D1E4D1
accent
#B03636
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF5FA
border
#D4CFD3
text
#151015
muted
#837F83