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#CB68E8 Color

#CB68E8 is rgb(203, 104, 232) in RGB, hsl(286, 74%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 55%, 0%, 9%) 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 6.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB68E8
HEX#CB68E8
RGBrgb(203, 104, 232)
HSLhsl(286, 74%, 66%)
HSVhsv(286, 55%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 55%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.202 318.1)
LABlab(59.98% 54.25 -48.65)
LCHlch(59.98% 72.86 318.12)

What #CB68E8 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 #CB68E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.76Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.77Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 11.04Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 13.4Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 14.91Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 15.36

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

#CB68E8 Channel Values

How #CB68E8 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 104 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 74% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 55% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB68E8 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB68E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB68E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB68E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB68E8
Complementary
#86E868
Analogous
#8A68E8
Analogous
#E868C6
Triadic
#E8CB68
Triadic
#68E8CB
Split comp.
#C6E868
Split comp.
#68E88A

Tints & Shades of #CB68E8

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

#D27EEC
#D890EE
#E0A6F2
#E6B8F4
#EECEF8
#F4E0FA

Shades

#BD40E2
#AB20D5
#8B1AAD
#6E158A
#4E0F62
#2E093A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB68E8.

How #CB68E8 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#CB68E8
Protanopia#8080E8
Protanomaly#A477E8
Deuteranopia#9393E6
Deuteranomaly#AC84E7
Tritanopia#BE8282
Tritanomaly#C378B4
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB68E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb68e8: #CB68E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB68E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb68e8': '#CB68E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.408, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_cb68e8">#CB68E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB68E8"

More Purple Colors

#CB68E8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB68E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB68E8?

#CB68E8 is a light purple — rgb(203, 104, 232) in RGB and hsl(286, 74%, 66%) 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 6.76.

What is the RGB value of #CB68E8?

#CB68E8 is rgb(203, 104, 232) — red 203, green 104, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB68E8?

#CB68E8 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 55%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB68E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB68E8 scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB68E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB68E8 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 6.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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