#CBC5EC#CBC5EC
#CBC5EC is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.054 H 292.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBC5EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 197, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 51%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 17%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14%, 16.5%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.12, 9.67, -18.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.12, 20.88, 297.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.08% 0.0205 -0.0502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.08% 0.054 292.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.7320, 58.6847, 87.5210) |
| Luminance | 0.5868 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 4.29
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.69
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 6.24
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 6.32
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.91
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBC5EC #E6ECC5
analogous
#C5D3EC #CBC5EC #DFC5EC
triadic
#CBC5EC #ECCBC5 #C5ECCB
tetradic
#CBC5EC #ECC5D3 #E6ECC5 #C5ECDF
square
#CBC5EC #ECC5D3 #E6ECC5 #C5ECDF
split-complementary
#CBC5EC #ECDFC5 #D3ECC5
monochromatic
#7869CE #A297DD #CBC5EC #EAE8F7 #EAE8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#CBC5EC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.74
#CBC5EC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBC5EC
12.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBC5EC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBC5EC | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.74 | 12.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDCAEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC9EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5CBD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbc5ec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 197, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.054 292.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbd6f2',
500: '#cbc5ec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbc5ec; $custom-light: #dbd6f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbc5ec",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 197,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 249.231,
"s": 50.649,
"l": 84.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84084,
"c": 0.05427,
"h": 292.2
},
"luminance": 0.58685
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBC5EC
secondary
#BFC98D
accent
#BE27A7
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#151416
muted
#848385