#CBABE9#CBABE9
#CBABE9 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.093 H 307.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBABE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 171, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 58%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 27%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 26.6%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.64, 23.17, -26.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.64, 35.39, 310.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.04% 0.0568 -0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.04% 0.093 307.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8968, 47.7059, 83.4438) |
| Luminance | 0.4771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 3.32
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 3.39
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.28
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 4.62
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.18
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBABE9 #C9E9AB
analogous
#ACABE9 #CBABE9 #E9ABE8
triadic
#CBABE9 #E9CBAB #ABE9CB
tetradic
#CBABE9 #E9ACAB #C9E9AB #ABE8E9
square
#CBABE9 #E9ACAB #C9E9AB #ABE8E9
split-complementary
#CBABE9 #E8E9AB #ABE9AC
monochromatic
#8F4AD0 #AD7BDC #CBABE9 #E9DBF6 #F0E7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CBABE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#CBABE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBABE9
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBABE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBABE9 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B6EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B8E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7B3C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbabe9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 171, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.093 307.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc4f0',
500: '#cbabe9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbabe9; $custom-light: #dbc4f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbabe9",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 171,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.968,
"s": 58.491,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79039,
"c": 0.09259,
"h": 307.9
},
"luminance": 0.47706
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBABE9
secondary
#E5F0DB
accent
#C61F70
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FBF8FD
border
#D4D1D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184