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#CB6780 Color

#CB6780 is rgb(203, 103, 128) in RGB, hsl(345, 49%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 37%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cinnamon Satin (#CD607E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB6780
HEX#CB6780
RGBrgb(203, 103, 128)
HSLhsl(345, 49%, 60%)
HSVhsv(345, 49%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 37%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.129 5.6)
LABlab(56.41% 42.36 5.42)
LCHlch(56.41% 42.71 7.30)

What #CB6780 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 #CB6780, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CB6780 Channel Values

How #CB6780 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 103 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 49% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 49% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 37% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.63:1 vs white · 5.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB6780 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 text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CB6780

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB6780; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CB6780

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB6780.

How #CB6780 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#CB6780
Protanopia#80807F
Protanomaly#A37780
Deuteranopia#92927C
Deuteranomaly#AC837E
Tritanopia#C96B6B
Tritanomaly#CA6974
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB6780 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb6780: #CB6780;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB6780;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb6780': '#CB6780' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.404, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_cb6780">#CB6780</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB6780"

More Red Colors

#CB6780 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB6780 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB6780?

#CB6780 is a light red — rgb(203, 103, 128) in RGB and hsl(345, 49%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cinnamon Satin (#CD607E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.05.

What is the RGB value of #CB6780?

#CB6780 is rgb(203, 103, 128) — red 203, green 103, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB6780?

#CB6780 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 37%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB6780 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB6780 scores 3.63:1 against white and 5.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB6780 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB6780 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 6.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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