#CBACE3#CBACE3
#CBACE3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.083 H 310.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBACE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 172, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 50%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 24%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.6%, 24.2%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.67, 21.37, -23.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.67, 31.73, 312.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.99% 0.0536 -0.0638) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.99% 0.083 310) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2438, 47.7481, 79.0695) |
| Luminance | 0.4775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.54
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.86
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.68
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.69
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.72
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBACE3 #C4E3AC
analogous
#AFACE3 #CBACE3 #E3ACDF
triadic
#CBACE3 #E3CBAC #ACE3CB
tetradic
#CBACE3 #E3AFAC #C4E3AC #ACDFE3
square
#CBACE3 #E3AFAC #C4E3AC #ACDFE3
split-complementary
#CBACE3 #DFE3AC #ACE3AF
monochromatic
#9250C4 #AE7ED4 #CBACE3 #E8DAF2 #F1E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CBACE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#CBACE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBACE3
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBACE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBACE3 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3B6E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B8E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8B3BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbace3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 172, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.083 310.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc5ec',
500: '#cbace3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbace3; $custom-light: #dbc5ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbace3",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 172,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.818,
"s": 49.55,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78989,
"c": 0.08336,
"h": 310
},
"luminance": 0.47748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBACE3
secondary
#E4EEDD
accent
#BD2969
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FBF8FD
border
#D4D1D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184