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#CB00EB Color

#CB00EB is rgb(203, 0, 235) in RGB, hsl(292, 100%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 100%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB00EB
HEX#CB00EB
RGBrgb(203, 0, 235)
HSLhsl(292, 100%, 46%)
HSVhsv(292, 100%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 100%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.293 320.5)
LABlab(49.89% 82.35 -66.41)
LCHlch(49.89% 105.79 321.12)

What #CB00EB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CB00EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.32Phlox#DF00FFΔE 8.12Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 9.43Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 12.67Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 16.3Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.53

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#CB00EB Channel Values

How #CB00EB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 203 · G 0 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 100% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 100% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.43:1 vs white · 4.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB00EB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB00EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB00EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB00EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB00EB
Complementary
#1FEB00
Analogous
#5600EB
Analogous
#EB0095
Triadic
#EBCB00
Triadic
#00EBCB
Split comp.
#95EB00
Split comp.
#00EB56

Tints & Shades of #CB00EB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DF0FFF
#E438FF
#E95CFF
#EF85FF
#F3A8FF
#F9D1FF

Shades

#B100CC
#9600AD
#7C008F
#610070
#470052
#2C0033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB00EB.

How #CB00EB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CB00EB
Protanopia#5A5AEB
Protanomaly#9546EB
Deuteranopia#7B7BE9
Deuteranomaly#A161EA
Tritanopia#BA5B5B
Tritanomaly#C147A9
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB00EB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cb00eb: #CB00EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB00EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb00eb': '#CB00EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.000, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_cb00eb">#CB00EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB00EB"

More Pink Colors

#CB00EB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CB00EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB00EB?

#CB00EB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(203, 0, 235) in RGB and hsl(292, 100%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #CB00EB?

#CB00EB is rgb(203, 0, 235) — red 203, green 0, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB00EB?

#CB00EB converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 100%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB00EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB00EB scores 4.43:1 against white and 4.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB00EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB00EB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 16.3, which is visibly different.

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