#CB9FDB#CB9FDB
#CB9FDB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.096 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9FDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 159, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 45%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 27%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.3%, 27.4%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.29, 26.88, -24.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.29, 36.19, 317.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.3% 0.0704 -0.0659) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.3% 0.096 316.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8110, 42.6082, 72.6043) |
| Luminance | 0.4261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.79
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.97
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.26
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.47
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.85
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9FDB #AFDB9F
analogous
#AD9FDB #CB9FDB #DB9FCD
triadic
#CB9FDB #DBCB9F #9FDBCB
tetradic
#CB9FDB #DBAD9F #AFDB9F #9FCDDB
square
#CB9FDB #DBAD9F #AFDB9F #9FCDDB
split-complementary
#CB9FDB #CDDB9F #9FDBAD
monochromatic
#9B46BA #B372CA #CB9FDB #E3CCEC #F3E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#CB9FDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#CB9FDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9FDB
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9FDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9FDB | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97ACDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1B0D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA6B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9fdb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 159, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.096 316.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbbe6',
500: '#cb9fdb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9fdb; $custom-light: #dbbbe6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9fdb",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 159,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284,
"s": 45.455,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76302,
"c": 0.09647,
"h": 316.9
},
"luminance": 0.42607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9FDB
secondary
#E2EEDD
accent
#B92D52
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184