#CBB8EF#CBB8EF

#CBB8EF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.532; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.079 H 300.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CBB8EF
RGB	rgb(203, 184, 239)
HSL	hsl(261, 63%, 83%)
HSV	hsv(261, 23%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 23%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(78.00, 17.33, -24.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(78.00, 30.30, 304.89°)
OKLab	oklab(81.7% 0.0399 -0.0679)
OKLCH	oklch(81.7% 0.079 300.5)
XYZ	xyz(57.3459, 53.2094, 88.8939)
Luminance	0.5321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CBB8EF #DCEFB8

analogous

#B8C0EF #CBB8EF #E6B8EF

triadic

#CBB8EF #EFCBB8 #B8EFCB

tetradic

#CBB8EF #EFB8C0 #DCEFB8 #B8EFE6

square

#CBB8EF #EFB8C0 #DCEFB8 #B8EFE6

split-complementary

#CBB8EF #EFE6B8 #C0EFB8

monochromatic

#8254D8 #A686E4 #CBB8EF #EDE6F9 #EDE6F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.80

#CBB8EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.64

#CBB8EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CBB8EF

11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CBB8EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CBB8EF	1.00	1.80	11.64	11.64
#FFFFFF	1.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADC1F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B0C1ED

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5C0CB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C1C1C1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cbb8ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 184, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.079 300.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dbcdf4',
    500: '#cbb8ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cbb8ef;
$custom-light: #dbcdf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cbb8ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.727,
    "s": 63.218,
    "l": 82.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81697,
    "c": 0.07874,
    "h": 300.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.53209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CBB8EF

secondary

#B2CD7E

accent

#CB1B8E

background

#FEFEFF

surface

#FCFAFE

border

#D5D3D6

text

#151317

muted

#848385

Preview Lab

Preview with #CBB8EF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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