#CB51E6 Color

#CB51E6 is rgb(203, 81, 230) in RGB, hsl(289, 75%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 65%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), visibly different at ΔE 11.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB51E6

HEX#CB51E6

RGBrgb(203, 81, 230)

HSLhsl(289, 75%, 61%)

HSVhsv(289, 65%, 90%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 65%, 0%, 10%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.233 319.9)

LABlab(56.07% 63.89 -53.71)

LCHlch(56.07% 83.47 319.95)

What #CB51E6 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 #CB51E6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.16 Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.18 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 11.19 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.46 Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.94 Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 16.34

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#CB51E6 Channel Values

How #CB51E6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 203 · G 81 · B 230	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 289° · S 75% · L 61%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 289° · S 65% · V 90%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 10%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.58:1 vs white · 5.86:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB51E6 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 text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CB51E6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB51E6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #CB51E6

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.

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Shades

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How #CB51E6 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#CB51E6

Protanopia#7373E6

Protanomaly#9E67E6

Deuteranopia#8A8AE4

Deuteranomaly#A877E5

Tritanopia#BD7373

Tritanomaly#C367AD

Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #CB51E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb51e6: #CB51E6;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB51E6;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb51e6': '#CB51E6' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.318, blue: 0.902)

Android XML<color name="color_cb51e6">#CB51E6</color>

SVG fillfill="#CB51E6"

More Purple Colors

#CB51E6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#CB51E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB51E6?

#CB51E6 is a light purple — rgb(203, 81, 230) in RGB and hsl(289, 75%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.16.

What is the RGB value of #CB51E6?

#CB51E6 is rgb(203, 81, 230) — red 203, green 81, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB51E6?

#CB51E6 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 65%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB51E6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB51E6 scores 3.58:1 against white and 5.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB51E6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB51E6 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 11.19, which is visibly different.

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