#CB9CDB#CB9CDB

#CB9CDB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.102 H 317.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB9CDB
RGB	rgb(203, 156, 219)
HSL	hsl(285, 47%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(285, 29%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 28.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.59, 28.52, -25.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.59, 38.13, 318.42°)
OKLab	oklab(75.77% 0.0749 -0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(75.77% 0.102 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(49.3014, 41.5889, 72.4344)
Luminance	0.4159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB9CDB #ACDB9C

analogous

#AB9CDB #CB9CDB #DB9CCB

triadic

#CB9CDB #DBCB9C #9CDBCB

tetradic

#CB9CDB #DBAB9C #ACDB9C #9CCBDB

square

#CB9CDB #DBAB9C #ACDB9C #9CCBDB

split-complementary

#CB9CDB #CBDB9C #9CDBAB

monochromatic

#9B43B9 #B36FCB #CB9CDB #E3C9EB #F3E9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.25

#CB9CDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.32

#CB9CDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CB9CDB

9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB9CDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CB9CDB	1.00	2.25	9.32	9.32
#FFFFFF	2.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94AADE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9EAED9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CBA3B2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#ADADAD

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb9cdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 156, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.102 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dbb9e6',
    500: '#cb9cdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb9cdb;
$custom-light: #dbb9e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb9cdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.762,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75766,
    "c": 0.10178,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.41588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB9CDB

secondary

#E1EEDD

accent

#BA2C50

background

#FDFBFE

surface

#FBF6FC

border

#D4D0D5

text

#151116

muted

#838084

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB9CDB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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