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#CB54E3 Color

#CB54E3 is rgb(203, 84, 227) in RGB, hsl(290, 72%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 63%, 0%, 11%) 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 8.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB54E3
HEX#CB54E3
RGBrgb(203, 84, 227)
HSLhsl(290, 72%, 61%)
HSVhsv(290, 63%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 63%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.226 320.5)
LABlab(56.39% 62.27 -51.53)
LCHlch(56.39% 80.82 320.39)

What #CB54E3 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 #CB54E3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.84Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 10.07Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.31Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 15.23Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.36Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.5

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

#CB54E3 Channel Values

How #CB54E3 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 84 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 72% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 63% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.55:1 vs white · 5.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB54E3 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 text3.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB54E3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB54E3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB54E3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB54E3
Complementary
#6CE354
Analogous
#8454E3
Analogous
#E354B3
Triadic
#E3CB54
Triadic
#54E3CB
Split comp.
#B3E354
Split comp.
#54E384

Tints & Shades of #CB54E3

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

#D26AE7
#DA84EB
#E19AEF
#E7B0F2
#EEC6F6
#F6E0FA

Shades

#C131DD
#AA20C5
#8C1AA2
#6A147B
#4B0E58
#2D0935

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB54E3.

How #CB54E3 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#CB54E3
Protanopia#7474E3
Protanomaly#9E69E3
Deuteranopia#8B8BE1
Deuteranomaly#A879E2
Tritanopia#BD7474
Tritanomaly#C369AC
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB54E3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb54e3: #CB54E3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB54E3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb54e3': '#CB54E3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.329, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_cb54e3">#CB54E3</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB54E3"

More Pink Colors

#CB54E3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CB54E3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB54E3?

#CB54E3 is a light pink — rgb(203, 84, 227) in RGB and hsl(290, 72%, 61%) 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 8.84.

What is the RGB value of #CB54E3?

#CB54E3 is rgb(203, 84, 227) — red 203, green 84, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB54E3?

#CB54E3 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 63%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB54E3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB54E3 scores 3.55:1 against white and 5.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB54E3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB54E3 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 8.84, 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.