#CB9BED#CB9BED
#CB9BED is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.423; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.125 H 310.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9BED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 155, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 69%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 35%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.3%, 34.6%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.05, 32.78, -34.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.05, 47.56, 313.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.34% 0.0809 -0.0949) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.34% 0.125 310.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.6333, 42.2543, 85.5402) |
| Luminance | 0.4225 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 1.63
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 2.08
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 2.96
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.55
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.99
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9BED #BDED9B
analogous
#A29BED #CB9BED #ED9BE6
triadic
#CB9BED #EDCB9B #9BEDCB
tetradic
#CB9BED #EDA29B #BDED9B #9BE6ED
square
#CB9BED #EDA29B #BDED9B #9BE6ED
split-complementary
#CB9BED #E6ED9B #9BEDA2
monochromatic
#9533DA #B067E4 #CB9BED #E6CFF6 #F2E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#CB9BED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.45
#CB9BED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9BED
9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9BED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9BED | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.45 | 9.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CACF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97AFEB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A6B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9bed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 155, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.125 310.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcb9f3',
500: '#cb9bed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9bed; $custom-light: #dcb9f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9bed",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 155,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.122,
"s": 69.492,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76343,
"c": 0.12474,
"h": 310.5
},
"luminance": 0.42254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9BED
secondary
#E3F2D9
accent
#D11463
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151117
muted
#838085