#CBB8DB#CBB8DB
#CBB8DB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.521; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.053 H 309.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBB8DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 184, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 33%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 16%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.3%, 16%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.34, 13.21, -15.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.34, 20.04, 311.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.97% 0.0335 -0.0406) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.97% 0.053 309.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.5531, 52.0923, 74.1850) |
| Luminance | 0.5209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 4.33
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 6.90
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 6.90
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.95
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 7.55
Light Lilac
#EDC8FF
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBB8DB #C8DBB8
analogous
#BAB8DB #CBB8DB #DBB8DA
triadic
#CBB8DB #DBCBB8 #B8DBCB
tetradic
#CBB8DB #DBBAB8 #C8DBB8 #B8DADB
square
#CBB8DB #DBBAB8 #C8DBB8 #B8DADB
split-complementary
#CBB8DB #DADBB8 #B8DBBA
monochromatic
#9067B2 #AD8FC6 #CBB8DB #E9E1F0 #F0EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#CBB8DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.42
#CBB8DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBB8DB
11.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBB8DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBB8DB | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.42 | 11.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3BEDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6BFDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9BCC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbb8db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 184, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.053 309.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbcde6',
500: '#cbb8db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbb8db; $custom-light: #dbcde6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbb8db",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 184,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.571,
"s": 32.71,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80965,
"c": 0.05264,
"h": 309.5
},
"luminance": 0.52092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBB8DB
secondary
#9AB285
accent
#AB3A6E
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFAFC
border
#D4D3D5
text
#151315
muted
#848384