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#CB86BA Color

#CB86BA is rgb(203, 134, 186) in RGB, hsl(315, 40%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 8%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Purple (#D982B5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB86BA
HEX#CB86BA
RGBrgb(203, 134, 186)
HSLhsl(315, 40%, 66%)
HSVhsv(315, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 8%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.108 336.1)
LABlab(64.45% 33.00 -16.03)
LCHlch(64.45% 36.69 334.09)

What #CB86BA 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 #CB86BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 7.58Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.25Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.42Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 8.99Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 9.24African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.76

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

#CB86BA Channel Values

How #CB86BA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 315° · S 40% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 315° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 8% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB86BA 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB86BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB86BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB86BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB86BA
Complementary
#86CB97
Analogous
#BA86CB
Analogous
#CB8697
Triadic
#BACB86
Triadic
#86BACB
Split comp.
#97CB86
Split comp.
#86CBBA

Tints & Shades of #CB86BA

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

#D397C4
#D9A6CC
#E0B8D6
#E7C6DE
#EED8E9
#F4E6F1

Shades

#BD65A7
#AB4993
#8B3C77
#6F2F5F
#4F2243
#2E1428

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB86BA.

How #CB86BA 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#CB86BA
Protanopia#9595BA
Protanomaly#AD8FBA
Deuteranopia#A1A1B8
Deuteranomaly#B397B9
Tritanopia#C68E8E
Tritanomaly#C88BA1
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB86BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb86ba: #CB86BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB86BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb86ba': '#CB86BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.525, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_cb86ba">#CB86BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB86BA"

More Pink Colors

#CB86BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CB86BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB86BA?

#CB86BA is a light pink — rgb(203, 134, 186) in RGB and hsl(315, 40%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Purple (#D982B5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #CB86BA?

#CB86BA is rgb(203, 134, 186) — red 203, green 134, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB86BA?

#CB86BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 8%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB86BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB86BA scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB86BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB86BA 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 10.85, which is visibly different.

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