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#CB60E6 Color

#CB60E6 is rgb(203, 96, 230) in RGB, hsl(288, 73%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 58%, 0%, 10%) 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 6.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB60E6
HEX#CB60E6
RGBrgb(203, 96, 230)
HSLhsl(288, 73%, 64%)
HSVhsv(288, 58%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 58%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.212 319.1)
LABlab(58.48% 57.58 -49.90)
LCHlch(58.48% 76.19 319.09)

What #CB60E6 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 #CB60E6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.22Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.52Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.99Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.12Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 14.64Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.65

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

#CB60E6 Channel Values

How #CB60E6 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 96 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 73% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 58% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB60E6 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 text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB60E6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB60E6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB60E6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB60E6
Complementary
#7BE660
Analogous
#8860E6
Analogous
#E660BE
Triadic
#E6CB60
Triadic
#60E6CB
Split comp.
#BEE660
Split comp.
#60E688

Tints & Shades of #CB60E6

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

#D376EA
#DA8CED
#E1A2F1
#E7B4F3
#EECAF7
#F5E0FA

Shades

#BF38E0
#AC20CF
#8B1AA8
#6E1584
#4D0E5D
#300939

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB60E6.

How #CB60E6 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#CB60E6
Protanopia#7B7BE6
Protanomaly#A171E6
Deuteranopia#8F8FE4
Deuteranomaly#AA7FE5
Tritanopia#BD7C7C
Tritanomaly#C372B1
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB60E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb60e6: #CB60E6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB60E6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb60e6': '#CB60E6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.376, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_cb60e6">#CB60E6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB60E6"

More Purple Colors

#CB60E6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB60E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB60E6?

#CB60E6 is a light purple — rgb(203, 96, 230) in RGB and hsl(288, 73%, 64%) 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 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #CB60E6?

#CB60E6 is rgb(203, 96, 230) — red 203, green 96, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB60E6?

#CB60E6 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 58%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB60E6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB60E6 scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB60E6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB60E6 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 6.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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