#CB9BEA#CB9BEA
#CB9BEA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.121 H 311.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9BEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 155, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 65%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 34%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 33.8%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.93, 32.15, -33.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.93, 46.08, 314.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.21% 0.0802 -0.0907) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.21% 0.121 311.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1987, 42.0804, 83.2511) |
| Luminance | 0.4208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 1.91
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 2.71
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 3.48
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.13
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.71
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9BEA #BAEA9B
analogous
#A49BEA #CB9BEA #EA9BE2
triadic
#CB9BEA #EACB9B #9BEACB
tetradic
#CB9BEA #EAA49B #BAEA9B #9BE2EA
square
#CB9BEA #EAA49B #BAEA9B #9BE2EA
split-complementary
#CB9BEA #E2EA9B #9BEAA4
monochromatic
#9636D5 #B168DF #CB9BEA #E5CEF5 #F2E6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#CB9BEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.42
#CB9BEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9BEA
9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9BEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9BEA | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.42 | 9.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DABED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98AFE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A6B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9bea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 155, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.121 311.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcb9f1',
500: '#cb9bea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9bea; $custom-light: #dcb9f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9bea",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 155,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.456,
"s": 65.289,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76213,
"c": 0.12114,
"h": 311.5
},
"luminance": 0.4208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9BEA
secondary
#E3F1DA
accent
#CD185F
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151116
muted
#838084