#CBBBC9#CBBBC9
#CBBBC9 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.026 H 329.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBBBC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 187, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 13%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 8%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 1%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.55, 8.15, -4.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.55, 9.56, 328.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.96% 0.0227 -0.0132) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.96% 0.026 329.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9401, 52.4547, 62.5829) |
| Luminance | 0.5245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 5.13
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.88
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.69
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.17
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 10.53
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBBBC9 #BBCBBD
analogous
#C5BBCB #CBBBC9 #CBBBC1
triadic
#CBBBC9 #C9CBBB #BBC9CB
tetradic
#CBBBC9 #CBC5BB #BBCBBD #BBC1CB
square
#CBBBC9 #CBC5BB #BBCBBD #BBC1CB
split-complementary
#CBBBC9 #C1CBBB #BBCBC5
monochromatic
#967692 #B098AD #CBBBC9 #E6DEE5 #F2EEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#CBBBC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.49
#CBBBC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBBBC9
11.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBBBC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBBBC9 | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.49 | 11.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBECA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC0C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDBCBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbbbc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 187, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.026 329.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dacfd9',
500: '#cbbbc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbbbc9; $custom-light: #dacfd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbbbc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 187,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.5,
"s": 13.333,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80956,
"c": 0.02626,
"h": 329.8
},
"luminance": 0.52454
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBBBC9
secondary
#8B9F8E
accent
#97574E
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFB
border
#D4D4D4
text
#141314
muted
#838383