#CBC4E4#CBC4E4
#CBC4E4 is a very light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.578; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.045 H 295.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBC4E4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 196, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 37%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 14%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.61, 8.55, -14.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.61, 17.25, 299.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.61% 0.0193 -0.0405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.61% 0.045 295.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.3693, 57.7776, 81.4609) |
| Luminance | 0.5778 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 6.27
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.59
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 7.39
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.56
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 7.73
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 8.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBC4E4 #DDE4C4
analogous
#C4CDE4 #CBC4E4 #DBC4E4
triadic
#CBC4E4 #E4CBC4 #C4E4CB
tetradic
#CBC4E4 #E4C4CD #DDE4C4 #C4E4DB
square
#CBC4E4 #E4C4CD #DDE4C4 #C4E4DB
split-complementary
#CBC4E4 #E4DBC4 #CDE4C4
monochromatic
#8170BE #A69AD1 #CBC4E4 #ECEAF5 #ECEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#CBC4E4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.56
#CBC4E4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBC4E4
12.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBC4E4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBC4E4 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.56 | 12.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEC8E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC8E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7C9CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbc4e4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 196, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.045 295.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbd5ec',
500: '#cbc4e4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbc4e4; $custom-light: #dbd5ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbc4e4",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 196,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.125,
"s": 37.209,
"l": 83.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83609,
"c": 0.04481,
"h": 295.4
},
"luminance": 0.57778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBC4E4
secondary
#B3BD8F
accent
#B03595
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFD
border
#D4D4D5
text
#151416
muted
#848384