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#CB86A7 Color

#CB86A7 is rgb(203, 134, 167) in RGB, hsl(331, 40%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 18%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB86A7
HEX#CB86A7
RGBrgb(203, 134, 167)
HSLhsl(331, 40%, 66%)
HSVhsv(331, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 18%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.094 349.6)
LABlab(63.93% 30.68 -6.10)
LCHlch(63.93% 31.28 348.76)

What #CB86A7 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 #CB86A7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 8.21Puce#CC8899ΔE 8.56Charm Pink#E68FACΔE 9.68Kobi#E79FC4ΔE 9.76Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 10.54English Lavender#B48395ΔE 10.84

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

#CB86A7 Channel Values

How #CB86A7 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 134 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 40% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 18% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.8:1 vs white · 7.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB86A7 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 text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB86A7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB86A7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB86A7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB86A7
Complementary
#86CBA9
Analogous
#CB86CA
Analogous
#CB8786
Triadic
#A7CB86
Triadic
#86A7CB
Split comp.
#86CB87
Split comp.
#86CACB

Tints & Shades of #CB86A7

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

#D397B4
#D9A6BE
#E0B8CB
#E7C6D6
#EED8E3
#F4E6ED

Shades

#BD6590
#AB4979
#8B3C62
#6F2F4E
#4F2237
#2E1421

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB86A7.

How #CB86A7 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#CB86A7
Protanopia#9595A7
Protanomaly#AD8FA7
Deuteranopia#A1A1A5
Deuteranomaly#B397A6
Tritanopia#C88B8B
Tritanomaly#C98997
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB86A7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb86a7: #CB86A7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB86A7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb86a7': '#CB86A7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.525, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_cb86a7">#CB86A7</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB86A7"

More Pink Colors

#CB86A7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CB86A7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB86A7?

#CB86A7 is a light pink — rgb(203, 134, 167) in RGB and hsl(331, 40%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #CB86A7?

#CB86A7 is rgb(203, 134, 167) — red 203, green 134, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB86A7?

#CB86A7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 18%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB86A7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB86A7 scores 2.8:1 against white and 7.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB86A7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB86A7 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 16.71, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.