#CB9CDA#CB9CDA
#CB9CDA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.101 H 317.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9CDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 156, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 46%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 28%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 28.4%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.55, 28.32, -24.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.55, 37.65, 318.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.73% 0.0746 -0.0675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.73% 0.101 317.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1701, 41.5364, 71.7432) |
| Luminance | 0.4153 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.69
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.82
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.98
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.86
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.09
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9CDA #ABDA9C
analogous
#AC9CDA #CB9CDA #DA9CCA
triadic
#CB9CDA #DACB9C #9CDACB
tetradic
#CB9CDA #DAAC9C #ABDA9C #9CCADA
square
#CB9CDA #DAAC9C #ABDA9C #9CCADA
split-complementary
#CB9CDA #CADA9C #9CDAAC
monochromatic
#9B44B7 #B46FC9 #CB9CDA #E2C9EB #F3E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#CB9CDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#CB9CDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9CDA
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9CDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9CDA | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A9DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FAED8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9cda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 156, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.101 317.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb9e5',
500: '#cb9cda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9cda; $custom-light: #dbb9e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9cda",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 156,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.484,
"s": 45.588,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75726,
"c": 0.10063,
"h": 317.8
},
"luminance": 0.41535
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9CDA
secondary
#E1EEDD
accent
#B92D4F
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151115
muted
#838084