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#CB06BA Color

#CB06BA is rgb(203, 6, 186) in RGB, hsl(305, 94%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 8%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB06BA
HEX#CB06BA
RGBrgb(203, 6, 186)
HSLhsl(305, 94%, 41%)
HSVhsv(305, 97%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 8%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.259 333)
LABlab(47.49% 76.56 -42.11)
LCHlch(47.49% 87.38 331.19)

What #CB06BA 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 #CB06BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.04Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 16.78Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 17.11Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 17.37Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 18.01Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 18.49

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

#CB06BA Channel Values

How #CB06BA 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 6 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 94% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 97% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 8% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.91:1 vs white · 4.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB06BA 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.

TextWhite text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB06BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB06BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB06BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB06BA
Complementary
#06CB17
Analogous
#7906CB
Analogous
#CB0658
Triadic
#BACB06
Triadic
#06BACB
Split comp.
#58CB06
Split comp.
#06CB79

Tints & Shades of #CB06BA

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

#F207DF
#F82AE7
#FA52EC
#FB7EF1
#FCA6F5
#FDCEF9

Shades

#B206A4
#940588
#7C0472
#63035B
#4A0244
#2D0129

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB06BA.

How #CB06BA 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#CB06BA
Protanopia#5A5ABA
Protanomaly#9547BA
Deuteranopia#7B7BB7
Deuteranomaly#A161B8
Tritanopia#C14747
Tritanomaly#C53785
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB06BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb06ba: #CB06BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB06BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb06ba': '#CB06BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.024, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_cb06ba">#CB06BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB06BA"

More Pink Colors

#CB06BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB06BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB06BA?

#CB06BA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(203, 6, 186) in RGB and hsl(305, 94%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.04.

What is the RGB value of #CB06BA?

#CB06BA is rgb(203, 6, 186) — red 203, green 6, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB06BA?

#CB06BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 8%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB06BA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CB06BA scores 4.91:1 against white and 4.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB06BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB06BA 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 22.95, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.