#CB99CE#CB99CE
#CB99CE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.093 H 324.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB99CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 153, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 26%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.5%, 25.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 27.63, -19.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 34.05, 324.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.72% 0.0756 -0.0538) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.72% 0.093 324.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1592, 39.9365, 63.6048) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.66
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.20
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.12
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.02
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.65
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB99CE #9CCE99
analogous
#B099CE #CB99CE #CE99B6
triadic
#CB99CE #CECB99 #99CECB
tetradic
#CB99CE #CEB099 #9CCE99 #99B6CE
square
#CB99CE #CEB099 #9CCE99 #99B6CE
split-complementary
#CB99CE #B6CE99 #99CEB0
monochromatic
#9B4DA0 #B670BA #CB99CE #E0C2E2 #F4EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#CB99CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#CB99CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB99CE
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB99CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB99CE | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A6D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ACCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9EAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb99ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 153, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.093 324.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb7dd',
500: '#cb99ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb99ce; $custom-light: #dbb7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb99ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 153,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.604,
"s": 35.099,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74725,
"c": 0.0928,
"h": 324.6
},
"luminance": 0.39935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB99CE
secondary
#DBE9DA
accent
#AE383E
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FB
border
#D4D0D4
text
#151115
muted
#838083