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#CB6AF1 Color

#CB6AF1 is rgb(203, 106, 241) in RGB, hsl(283, 83%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 56%, 0%, 5%) 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 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB6AF1
HEX#CB6AF1
RGBrgb(203, 106, 241)
HSLhsl(283, 83%, 68%)
HSVhsv(283, 56%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 56%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(69% 0.208 315.5)
LABlab(60.74% 54.68 -52.45)
LCHlch(60.74% 75.77 316.19)

What #CB6AF1 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 #CB6AF1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 5.98Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.91Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.94Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 16.04Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 17.11Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 17.58

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

#CB6AF1 Channel Values

How #CB6AF1 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 106 · B 2418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 83% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 56% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB6AF1 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB6AF1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB6AF1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB6AF1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB6AF1
Complementary
#90F16A
Analogous
#876AF1
Analogous
#F16AD4
Triadic
#F1CB6A
Triadic
#6AF1CB
Split comp.
#D4F16A
Split comp.
#6AF187

Tints & Shades of #CB6AF1

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

#D17CF3
#D994F5
#E0A6F7
#E7B9F8
#EDCCFA
#F5E3FC

Shades

#BC40ED
#AD16E9
#8E12BF
#6B0D91
#4C0A67
#2D063D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB6AF1.

How #CB6AF1 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#CB6AF1
Protanopia#8282F1
Protanomaly#A479F1
Deuteranopia#9393EF
Deuteranomaly#AD85F0
Tritanopia#BC8686
Tritanomaly#C27BBA
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB6AF1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb6af1: #CB6AF1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB6AF1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb6af1': '#CB6AF1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.416, blue: 0.945)
Android XML<color name="color_cb6af1">#CB6AF1</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB6AF1"

More Purple Colors

#CB6AF1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB6AF1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB6AF1?

#CB6AF1 is a light purple — rgb(203, 106, 241) in RGB and hsl(283, 83%, 68%) 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 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #CB6AF1?

#CB6AF1 is rgb(203, 106, 241) — red 203, green 106, and blue 241 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB6AF1?

#CB6AF1 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 56%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB6AF1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB6AF1 scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB6AF1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB6AF1 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 8.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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