#CB9ECD#CB9ECD
#CB9ECD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.083 H 325.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9ECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 158, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.57, 24.69, -17.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.57, 30.34, 324.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.59% 0.0677 -0.0475) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.59% 0.083 325) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8736, 41.5592, 63.2456) |
| Luminance | 0.4156 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.51
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.13
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.24
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.06
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.37
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9ECD #A0CD9E
analogous
#B39ECD #CB9ECD #CD9EB7
triadic
#CB9ECD #CDCB9E #9ECDCB
tetradic
#CB9ECD #CDB39E #A0CD9E #9EB7CD
square
#CB9ECD #CDB39E #A0CD9E #9EB7CD
split-complementary
#CB9ECD #B7CD9E #9ECDB3
monochromatic
#9B529F #B576B8 #CB9ECD #E1C6E2 #F4EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#CB9ECD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#CB9ECD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9ECD
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9ECD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9ECD | 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)
#9BA9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AFCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEA2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9ecd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 158, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.083 325.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbbdc',
500: '#cb9ecd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9ecd; $custom-light: #dbbbdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9ecd",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 158,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.447,
"s": 31.973,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75588,
"c": 0.08272,
"h": 325
},
"luminance": 0.41558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9ECD
secondary
#DEEADD
accent
#AB3B40
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FB
border
#D4D0D4
text
#151115
muted
#838083