#CB9EE2#CB9EE2
#CB9EE2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.106 H 313.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9EE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 158, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 54%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 30%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.2%, 30.1%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.31, 28.84, -28.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.31, 40.22, 315.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.41% 0.0738 -0.0766) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.41% 0.106 313.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5807, 42.6420, 77.5029) |
| Luminance | 0.4264 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.28
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.64
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.71
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.79
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.13
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9EE2 #B5E29E
analogous
#A99EE2 #CB9EE2 #E29ED7
triadic
#CB9EE2 #E2CB9E #9EE2CB
tetradic
#CB9EE2 #E2A99E #B5E29E #9ED7E2
square
#CB9EE2 #E2A99E #B5E29E #9ED7E2
split-complementary
#CB9EE2 #D7E29E #9EE2A9
monochromatic
#9840C6 #B26FD4 #CB9EE2 #E4CDF0 #F2E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#CB9EE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#CB9EE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9EE2
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9EE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9EE2 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.53 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94ACE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EB0E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAA6B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9ee2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 158, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.106 313.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbbeb',
500: '#cb9ee2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9ee2; $custom-light: #dbbbeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9ee2",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 158,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.706,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76405,
"c": 0.10643,
"h": 313.9
},
"luminance": 0.42641
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9EE2
secondary
#E2EFDC
accent
#C12459
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184