#CBAAEB#CBAAEB
#CBAAEB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.474; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.097 H 307.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 170, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 62%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 28%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.6%, 27.7%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.47, 24.13, -28.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.47, 37.03, 310.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.94% 0.0588 -0.0769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.94% 0.097 307.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.9959, 47.4445, 84.8943) |
| Luminance | 0.4744 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 2.82
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 3.17
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.68
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 4.31
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.89
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAAEB #CAEBAA
analogous
#ABAAEB #CBAAEB #EBAAEA
triadic
#CBAAEB #EBCBAA #AAEBCB
tetradic
#CBAAEB #EBABAA #CAEBAA #AAEAEB
square
#CBAAEB #EBABAA #CAEBAA #AAEAEB
split-complementary
#CBAAEB #EAEBAA #AAEBAB
monochromatic
#8E47D4 #AD78DF #CBAAEB #E9DCF7 #F0E6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#CBAAEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.49
#CBAAEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAAEB
10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAAEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAAEB | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.49 | 10.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB6EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B8E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7B3C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbaaeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 170, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.097 307.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc3f1',
500: '#cbaaeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbaaeb; $custom-light: #dbc3f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbaaeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 170,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.462,
"s": 61.905,
"l": 79.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78935,
"c": 0.09681,
"h": 307.4
},
"luminance": 0.47444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAAEB
secondary
#E5F1DA
accent
#CA1C71
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FBF8FD
border
#D4D1D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184