#CB99CB#CB99CB
#CB99CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.090 H 326.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB99CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 153, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.32, 27.06, -18.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.32, 32.72, 325.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.61% 0.0747 -0.0496) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.61% 0.09 326.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7982, 39.7921, 61.7038) |
| Luminance | 0.3979 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.72
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.98
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.71
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.36
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.34
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB99CB #99CB99
analogous
#B299CB #CB99CB #CB99B2
triadic
#CB99CB #CBCB99 #99CBCB
tetradic
#CB99CB #CBB299 #99CB99 #99B2CB
square
#CB99CB #CBB299 #99CB99 #99B2CB
split-complementary
#CB99CB #B2CB99 #99CBB2
monochromatic
#9B4F9B #B670B6 #CB99CB #E0C2E0 #F4EAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#CB99CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.96
#CB99CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB99CB
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB99CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB99CB | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.96 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A5CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ABC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9DAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb99cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 153, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.090 326.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb7db',
500: '#cb99cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb99cb; $custom-light: #dbb7db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb99cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 153,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 32.468,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74612,
"c": 0.08968,
"h": 326.4
},
"luminance": 0.39791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB99CB
secondary
#D9E7D9
accent
#AB3A3A
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FA
border
#D4D0D3
text
#151115
muted
#838083