#CBC4E6#CBC4E6
#CBC4E6 is a very light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.579; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.048 H 294.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBC4E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 196, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 40%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 15%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.7%, 14.8%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.68, 8.96, -15.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.68, 18.31, 299.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.68% 0.0199 -0.0432) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.68% 0.048 294.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6486, 57.8893, 82.9315) |
| Luminance | 0.5789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 5.76
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.83
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 6.96
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.07
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 7.24
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBC4E6 #DFE6C4
analogous
#C4CEE6 #CBC4E6 #DCC4E6
triadic
#CBC4E6 #E6CBC4 #C4E6CB
tetradic
#CBC4E6 #E6C4CE #DFE6C4 #C4E6DC
square
#CBC4E6 #E6C4CE #DFE6C4 #C4E6DC
split-complementary
#CBC4E6 #E6DCC4 #CEE6C4
monochromatic
#7F6EC2 #A599D4 #CBC4E6 #ECEAF6 #ECEAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#CBC4E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.58
#CBC4E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBC4E6
12.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBC4E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBC4E6 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.58 | 12.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC9E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC8E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6C9CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbc4e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 196, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.048 294.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbd5ee',
500: '#cbc4e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbc4e6; $custom-light: #dbd5ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbc4e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 196,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.353,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 83.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83678,
"c": 0.04755,
"h": 294.8
},
"luminance": 0.5789
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBC4E6
secondary
#B6C08E
accent
#B43299
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#151416
muted
#848385