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#CB7EED Color

#CB7EED is rgb(203, 126, 237) in RGB, hsl(282, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 47%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB7EED
HEX#CB7EED
RGBrgb(203, 126, 237)
HSLhsl(282, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(282, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 47%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.173 314.7)
LABlab(64.47% 44.39 -44.39)
LCHlch(64.47% 62.78 315.00)

What #CB7EED 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 #CB7EED, 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 purple in the library.

#CB7EED Channel Values

How #CB7EED 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 126 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.71:1 vs white · 7.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB7EED 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 text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CB7EED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB7EED; 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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Tints & Shades of #CB7EED

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 #CB7EED.

How #CB7EED 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#CB7EED
Protanopia#8F8FED
Protanomaly#AA89ED
Deuteranopia#9D9DEC
Deuteranomaly#B192EC
Tritanopia#BE9292
Tritanomaly#C38BBE
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB7EED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb7eed: #CB7EED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB7EED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb7eed': '#CB7EED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.494, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cb7eed">#CB7EED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB7EED"

More Purple Colors

#CB7EED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB7EED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB7EED?

#CB7EED is a light purple — rgb(203, 126, 237) in RGB and hsl(282, 76%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.77.

What is the RGB value of #CB7EED?

#CB7EED is rgb(203, 126, 237) — red 203, green 126, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB7EED?

#CB7EED converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 47%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB7EED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB7EED scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB7EED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB7EED 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.94, which is visibly different.

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