#CB8EE3#CB8EE3
#CB8EE3 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.135 H 316.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB8EE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 142, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 60%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 37%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.6%, 37.4%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.72, 37.78, -34.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.72, 50.92, 317.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.69% 0.0974 -0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.69% 0.135 316.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1647, 37.5897, 77.3765) |
| Luminance | 0.3759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.49
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.65
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.03
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 5.29
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.56
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB8EE3 #A6E38E
analogous
#A18EE3 #CB8EE3 #E38ED0
triadic
#CB8EE3 #E3CB8E #8EE3CB
tetradic
#CB8EE3 #E3A18E #A6E38E #8ED0E3
square
#CB8EE3 #E3A18E #A6E38E #8ED0E3
split-complementary
#CB8EE3 #D0E38E #8EE3A1
monochromatic
#9C31C6 #B45DD7 #CB8EE3 #E2BFEF #F4E6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#CB8EE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#CB8EE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB8EE3
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB8EE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB8EE3 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81A1E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A7E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA99AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb8ee3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 142, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.135 316.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcb0ec',
500: '#cb8ee3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb8ee3; $custom-light: #dcb0ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb8ee3",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 142,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.059,
"s": 60.284,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73688,
"c": 0.13531,
"h": 316.1
},
"luminance": 0.37589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB8EE3
secondary
#E1F0DB
accent
#C81E4E
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FBF5FD
border
#D4CFD5
text
#151016
muted
#837F84