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#CB4CD6 Color

#CB4CD6 is rgb(203, 76, 214) in RGB, hsl(295, 63%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 64%, 0%, 16%) 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 8.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB4CD6
HEX#CB4CD6
RGBrgb(203, 76, 214)
HSLhsl(295, 63%, 57%)
HSVhsv(295, 64%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 64%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.225 324.5)
LABlab(54.60% 63.69 -47.01)
LCHlch(54.60% 79.17 323.57)

What #CB4CD6 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 #CB4CD6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.11Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.77Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.37Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 13.37Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 15.27Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.52

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

#CB4CD6 Channel Values

How #CB4CD6 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 76 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 63% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 64% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.79:1 vs white · 5.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB4CD6 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 text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB4CD6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB4CD6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB4CD6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB4CD6
Complementary
#58D64C
Analogous
#864CD6
Analogous
#D64C9D
Triadic
#D6CB4C
Triadic
#4CD6CB
Split comp.
#9DD64C
Split comp.
#4CD686

Tints & Shades of #CB4CD6

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

#D265DC
#D97EE2
#E197E7
#E7ACEC
#EEC5F2
#F5DEF7

Shades

#BF2ECC
#A328AF
#84208D
#691970
#4A124F
#2F0B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB4CD6.

How #CB4CD6 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#CB4CD6
Protanopia#7070D6
Protanomaly#9D63D6
Deuteranopia#8888D4
Deuteranomaly#A775D5
Tritanopia#BF6B6B
Tritanomaly#C460A1
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB4CD6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb4cd6: #CB4CD6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB4CD6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb4cd6': '#CB4CD6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.298, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_cb4cd6">#CB4CD6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB4CD6"

More Pink Colors

#CB4CD6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CB4CD6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB4CD6?

#CB4CD6 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(203, 76, 214) in RGB and hsl(295, 63%, 57%) 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 8.11.

What is the RGB value of #CB4CD6?

#CB4CD6 is rgb(203, 76, 214) — red 203, green 76, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB4CD6?

#CB4CD6 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 64%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB4CD6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB4CD6 scores 3.79:1 against white and 5.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB4CD6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB4CD6 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 8.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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