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#CB5DE9 Color

#CB5DE9 is rgb(203, 93, 233) in RGB, hsl(287, 76%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 60%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB5DE9
HEX#CB5DE9
RGBrgb(203, 93, 233)
HSLhsl(287, 76%, 64%)
HSVhsv(287, 60%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 60%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.219 318.5)
LABlab(58.11% 59.33 -52.16)
LCHlch(58.11% 79.00 318.68)

What #CB5DE9 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 #CB5DE9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.55Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.95Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.68Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 15.06Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.76Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.48

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

#CB5DE9 Channel Values

How #CB5DE9 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 93 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 76% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 60% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.34:1 vs white · 6.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB5DE9 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 text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB5DE9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB5DE9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB5DE9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB5DE9
Complementary
#7CE95D
Analogous
#855DE9
Analogous
#E95DC1
Triadic
#E9CB5D
Triadic
#5DE9CB
Split comp.
#C1E95D
Split comp.
#5DE985

Tints & Shades of #CB5DE9

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

#D274EC
#D98AEF
#E1A1F2
#E6B3F5
#EEC9F8
#F5E0FB

Shades

#BE35E3
#AB1DD3
#8B17AB
#6D1287
#4D0D5E
#2F083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB5DE9.

How #CB5DE9 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#CB5DE9
Protanopia#7979E9
Protanomaly#A16FE9
Deuteranopia#8E8EE7
Deuteranomaly#AA7DE8
Tritanopia#BD7B7B
Tritanomaly#C370B2
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB5DE9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb5de9: #CB5DE9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB5DE9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb5de9': '#CB5DE9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.365, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_cb5de9">#CB5DE9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB5DE9"

More Purple Colors

#CB5DE9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB5DE9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB5DE9?

#CB5DE9 is a light purple — rgb(203, 93, 233) in RGB and hsl(287, 76%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #CB5DE9?

#CB5DE9 is rgb(203, 93, 233) — red 203, green 93, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB5DE9?

#CB5DE9 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 60%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB5DE9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB5DE9 scores 3.34:1 against white and 6.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB5DE9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB5DE9 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 7.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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