#CBB9DB#CBB9DB

#CBB9DB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.051 H 309.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CBB9DB
RGB	rgb(203, 185, 219)
HSL	hsl(272, 32%, 79%)
HSV	hsv(272, 16%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 15.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(77.58, 12.67, -14.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(77.58, 19.40, 310.78°)
OKLab	oklab(81.16% 0.0321 -0.0396)
OKLCH	oklch(81.16% 0.051 309)
XYZ	xyz(54.7615, 52.5092, 74.2545)
Luminance	0.5251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CBB9DB #C9DBB9

analogous

#BAB9DB #CBB9DB #DBB9DA

triadic

#CBB9DB #DBCBB9 #B9DBCB

tetradic

#CBB9DB #DBBAB9 #C9DBB9 #B9DADB

square

#CBB9DB #DBBAB9 #C9DBB9 #B9DADB

split-complementary

#CBB9DB #DADBB9 #B9DBBA

monochromatic

#8F68B1 #AD91C6 #CBB9DB #E9E1F0 #F0EBF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.83

#CBB9DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.50

#CBB9DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CBB9DB

11.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CBB9DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CBB9DB	1.00	1.83	11.50	11.50
#FFFFFF	1.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B4BFDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B7C0DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C9BDC4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C0C0C0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cbb9db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 185, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.051 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dbcee6',
    500: '#cbb9db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cbb9db;
$custom-light: #dbcee6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cbb9db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.765,
    "s": 32.075,
    "l": 79.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81158,
    "c": 0.05093,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.52509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CBB9DB

secondary

#9BB286

accent

#AB3B6F

background

#FEFEFE

surface

#FBFAFC

border

#D4D3D5

text

#151315

muted

#848384

Preview Lab

Preview with #CBB9DB

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

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