#CBACE2#CBACE2
#CBACE2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.082 H 310.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBACE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 172, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 48%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 24%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.2%, 23.9%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.63, 21.17, -22.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.63, 31.23, 312.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.95% 0.0533 -0.0624) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.95% 0.082 310.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1062, 47.6930, 78.3448) |
| Luminance | 0.4769 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.76
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.11
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.83
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.84
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.86
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBACE2 #C3E2AC
analogous
#B0ACE2 #CBACE2 #E2ACDE
triadic
#CBACE2 #E2CBAC #ACE2CB
tetradic
#CBACE2 #E2B0AC #C3E2AC #ACDEE2
square
#CBACE2 #E2B0AC #C3E2AC #ACDEE2
split-complementary
#CBACE2 #DEE2AC #ACE2B0
monochromatic
#9251C2 #AF7FD2 #CBACE2 #E7D9F2 #F1E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CBACE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#CBACE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBACE2
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBACE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBACE2 | 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)
#A4B6E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB8E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9B3BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbace2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 172, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.082 310.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc5eb',
500: '#cbace2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbace2; $custom-light: #dbc5eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbace2",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 172,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.444,
"s": 48.214,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7895,
"c": 0.08212,
"h": 310.5
},
"luminance": 0.47693
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBACE2
secondary
#E4EEDD
accent
#BB2A68
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FBF8FD
border
#D4D1D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184