#CB9ECB#CB9ECB
#CB9ECB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.081 H 326.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9ECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 158, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 30%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.50, 24.32, -16.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.50, 29.45, 325.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.52% 0.0671 -0.0447) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.52% 0.081 326.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6338, 41.4633, 61.9823) |
| Luminance | 0.4146 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.14
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.45
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.66
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.45
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.64
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 8.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9ECB #9ECB9E
analogous
#B49ECB #CB9ECB #CB9EB4
triadic
#CB9ECB #CBCB9E #9ECBCB
tetradic
#CB9ECB #CBB49E #9ECB9E #9EB4CB
square
#CB9ECB #CBB49E #9ECB9E #9EB4CB
split-complementary
#CB9ECB #B4CB9E #9ECBB4
monochromatic
#9B539B #B676B6 #CB9ECB #E0C6E0 #F4EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#CB9ECB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#CB9ECB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9ECB
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9ECB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9ECB | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA9CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AEC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEA2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9ecb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 158, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.081 326.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbbda',
500: '#cb9ecb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9ecb; $custom-light: #dbbbda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9ecb",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 158,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 30.201,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75515,
"c": 0.08063,
"h": 326.3
},
"luminance": 0.41462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9ECB
secondary
#DCE8DC
accent
#A93D3D
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FA
border
#D4D0D3
text
#151115
muted
#838083