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#CB51DB Color

#CB51DB is rgb(203, 81, 219) in RGB, hsl(293, 66%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 63%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB51DB
HEX#CB51DB
RGBrgb(203, 81, 219)
HSLhsl(293, 66%, 59%)
HSVhsv(293, 63%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 63%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.223 322.9)
LABlab(55.56% 62.39 -48.32)
LCHlch(55.56% 78.91 322.24)

What #CB51DB 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 #CB51DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.74Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 9.84Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.56Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 13.74Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 14.82Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.24

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

#CB51DB Channel Values

How #CB51DB 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 81 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 66% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 63% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.66:1 vs white · 5.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB51DB 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 text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB51DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB51DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB51DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB51DB
Complementary
#62DB51
Analogous
#8651DB
Analogous
#DB51A7
Triadic
#DBCB51
Triadic
#51DBCB
Split comp.
#A7DB51
Split comp.
#51DB86

Tints & Shades of #CB51DB

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

#D36BE1
#D980E5
#E199EA
#E7AFEF
#EFC8F4
#F5DDF8

Shades

#C130D5
#A525B6
#861E94
#6C1877
#4D1155
#2E0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB51DB.

How #CB51DB 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#CB51DB
Protanopia#7373DB
Protanomaly#9E67DB
Deuteranopia#8A8AD9
Deuteranomaly#A877DA
Tritanopia#BE7070
Tritanomaly#C465A6
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB51DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb51db: #CB51DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB51DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb51db': '#CB51DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.318, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_cb51db">#CB51DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB51DB"

More Pink Colors

#CB51DB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CB51DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB51DB?

#CB51DB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(203, 81, 219) in RGB and hsl(293, 66%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.74.

What is the RGB value of #CB51DB?

#CB51DB is rgb(203, 81, 219) — red 203, green 81, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB51DB?

#CB51DB converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 63%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB51DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB51DB scores 3.66:1 against white and 5.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB51DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB51DB 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 7.74, 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.