#CBC4E0#CBC4E0
#CBC4E0 is a very light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.576; OKLCH L 83.5% C 0.039 H 297.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBC4E0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 196, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 31%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 13%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.4%, 12.5%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.49, 7.74, -13.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.49, 15.15, 300.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.47% 0.0179 -0.0351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.47% 0.039 297) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8205, 57.5580, 78.5702) |
| Luminance | 0.5756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.26
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 7.37
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 8.38
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.58
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 8.61
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 8.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBC4E0 #D9E0C4
analogous
#C4CBE0 #CBC4E0 #D9C4E0
triadic
#CBC4E0 #E0CBC4 #C4E0CB
tetradic
#CBC4E0 #E0C4CB #D9E0C4 #C4E0D9
square
#CBC4E0 #E0C4CB #D9E0C4 #C4E0D9
split-complementary
#CBC4E0 #E0D9C4 #CBE0C4
monochromatic
#8474B6 #A89CCB #CBC4E0 #EDEBF4 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#CBC4E0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.51
#CBC4E0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBC4E0
12.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBC4E0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBC4E0 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.51 | 12.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC8E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0C7DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7C8CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbc4e0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 196, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.5% 0.039 297.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbd5e9',
500: '#cbc4e0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbc4e0; $custom-light: #dbd5e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbc4e0",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 196,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255,
"s": 31.111,
"l": 82.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83473,
"c": 0.03936,
"h": 297
},
"luminance": 0.57558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBC4E0
secondary
#AEB890
accent
#AA3C8E
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#151416
muted
#848384