#CBACE1#CBACE1
#CBACE1 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.081 H 311.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBACE1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 172, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 47%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 24%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.8%, 23.6%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.60, 20.96, -22.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.60, 30.73, 313.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.91% 0.053 -0.0611) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.91% 0.081 311) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9694, 47.6383, 77.6242) |
| Luminance | 0.4764 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.99
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.37
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.61
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.95
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 6.05
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBACE1 #C2E1AC
analogous
#B0ACE1 #CBACE1 #E1ACDD
triadic
#CBACE1 #E1CBAC #ACE1CB
tetradic
#CBACE1 #E1B0AC #C2E1AC #ACDDE1
square
#CBACE1 #E1B0AC #C2E1AC #ACDDE1
split-complementary
#CBACE1 #DDE1AC #ACE1B0
monochromatic
#9352C1 #AF7FD1 #CBACE1 #E7D9F1 #F1E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CBACE1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#CBACE1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBACE1
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBACE1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBACE1 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4B6E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB8DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9B3BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbace1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 172, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.081 311.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc5ea',
500: '#cbace1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbace1; $custom-light: #dbc5ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbace1",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 172,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.094,
"s": 46.903,
"l": 77.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78912,
"c": 0.08087,
"h": 311
},
"luminance": 0.47638
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBACE1
secondary
#E4EEDD
accent
#BA2B67
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FBF8FD
border
#D4D1D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184