#CBADE8#CBADE8
#CBADE8 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.088 H 307.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBADE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 173, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 56%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 25%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.5%, 25.4%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.08, 21.86, -25.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.08, 33.61, 310.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.37% 0.0537 -0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.37% 0.088 307.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1350, 48.4102, 82.8205) |
| Luminance | 0.4841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 3.56
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 3.75
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.01
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.02
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.46
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBADE8 #CAE8AD
analogous
#AEADE8 #CBADE8 #E8ADE8
triadic
#CBADE8 #E8CBAD #ADE8CB
tetradic
#CBADE8 #E8AEAD #CAE8AD #ADE8E8
square
#CBADE8 #E8AEAD #CAE8AD #ADE8E8
split-complementary
#CBADE8 #E8E8AD #ADE8AE
monochromatic
#8E4DCD #AD7DDB #CBADE8 #E9DDF5 #F0E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#CBADE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#CBADE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBADE8
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBADE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBADE8 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.68 | 10.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3B8EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B9E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7B5C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbade8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 173, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.088 307.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc5ef',
500: '#cbade8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbade8; $custom-light: #dbc5ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbade8",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 173,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.508,
"s": 56.19,
"l": 79.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79368,
"c": 0.08793,
"h": 307.6
},
"luminance": 0.4841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBADE8
secondary
#E5F0DB
accent
#C42271
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FBF8FD
border
#D4D1D5
text
#151316
muted
#838284