#CB9BDA#CB9BDA
#CB9BDA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.102 H 318.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9BDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 155, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 46%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 29%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 28.9%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.32, 28.87, -25.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.32, 38.30, 318.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.55% 0.0761 -0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.55% 0.102 318) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0030, 41.2022, 71.6875) |
| Luminance | 0.4120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.74
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.67
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.94
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.07
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.16
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9BDA #AADA9B
analogous
#AB9BDA #CB9BDA #DA9BC9
triadic
#CB9BDA #DACB9B #9BDACB
tetradic
#CB9BDA #DAAB9B #AADA9B #9BC9DA
square
#CB9BDA #DAAB9B #AADA9B #9BC9DA
split-complementary
#CB9BDA #C9DA9B #9BDAAB
monochromatic
#9B44B7 #B46EC9 #CB9BDA #E2C8EB #F3E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#CB9BDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.24
#CB9BDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9BDA
9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9BDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9BDA | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.24 | 9.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A9DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAED8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA2B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9bda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 155, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.102 318.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb9e5',
500: '#cb9bda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9bda; $custom-light: #dbb9e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9bda",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 155,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.714,
"s": 45.985,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75548,
"c": 0.1024,
"h": 318
},
"luminance": 0.41201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9BDA
secondary
#E1EEDD
accent
#B92C4E
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151115
muted
#838084