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#CB5ED9 Color

#CB5ED9 is rgb(203, 94, 217) in RGB, hsl(293, 62%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 57%, 0%, 15%) 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 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB5ED9
HEX#CB5ED9
RGBrgb(203, 94, 217)
HSLhsl(293, 62%, 61%)
HSVhsv(293, 57%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 57%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.203 323)
LABlab(57.58% 56.63 -44.03)
LCHlch(57.58% 71.73 322.13)

What #CB5ED9 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 #CB5ED9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 5.65Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 8.35Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 11.07Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.63Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.95Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 13.9

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

#CB5ED9 Channel Values

How #CB5ED9 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 94 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 62% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 57% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB5ED9 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 text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB5ED9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB5ED9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB5ED9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB5ED9
Complementary
#6CD95E
Analogous
#8D5ED9
Analogous
#D95EAA
Triadic
#D9CB5E
Triadic
#5ED9CB
Split comp.
#AAD95E
Split comp.
#5ED98D

Tints & Shades of #CB5ED9

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

#D273DE
#DA8BE4
#E0A0E9
#E7B5EE
#EEC9F2
#F6E2F8

Shades

#C03DD1
#A92CBA
#8B2499
#691B74
#4B1353
#2D0C32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB5ED9.

How #CB5ED9 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#CB5ED9
Protanopia#7A7AD9
Protanomaly#A170D9
Deuteranopia#8E8ED7
Deuteranomaly#AA7ED8
Tritanopia#BF7777
Tritanomaly#C46EA7
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB5ED9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb5ed9: #CB5ED9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB5ED9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb5ed9': '#CB5ED9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.369, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_cb5ed9">#CB5ED9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB5ED9"

More Pink Colors

#CB5ED9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CB5ED9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB5ED9?

#CB5ED9 is a light pink — rgb(203, 94, 217) in RGB and hsl(293, 62%, 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 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #CB5ED9?

#CB5ED9 is rgb(203, 94, 217) — red 203, green 94, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB5ED9?

#CB5ED9 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 57%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB5ED9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB5ED9 scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB5ED9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB5ED9 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 5.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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