#CBA5EB#CBA5EB

#CBA5EB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.105 H 308.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CBA5EB
RGB	rgb(203, 165, 235)
HSL	hsl(273, 64%, 78%)
HSV	hsv(273, 30%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.6%, 29.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.29, 26.88, -29.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.29, 40.21, 311.94°)
OKLab	oklab(78.03% 0.0661 -0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(78.03% 0.105 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(53.0764, 45.6054, 84.5878)
Luminance	0.4561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CBA5EB #C5EBA5

analogous

#A8A5EB #CBA5EB #EBA5E8

triadic

#CBA5EB #EBCBA5 #A5EBCB

tetradic

#CBA5EB #EBA8A5 #C5EBA5 #A5E8EB

square

#CBA5EB #EBA8A5 #C5EBA5 #A5E8EB

split-complementary

#CBA5EB #E8EBA5 #A5EBA8

monochromatic

#9141D5 #AE73E0 #CBA5EB #E8D7F6 #F1E6F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.07

#CBA5EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.12

#CBA5EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CBA5EB

10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CBA5EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CBA5EB	1.00	2.07	10.12	10.12
#FFFFFF	2.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99B2EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0B5E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C7AFBE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cba5eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 165, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.105 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dbc0f1',
    500: '#cba5eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cba5eb;
$custom-light: #dbc0f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cba5eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.571,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 78.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78028,
    "c": 0.10529,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.45605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CBA5EB

secondary

#E5F1DA

accent

#CB1A6B

background

#FDFBFE

surface

#FBF7FD

border

#D4D0D5

text

#151216

muted

#838184

Preview Lab

Preview with #CBA5EB

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

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