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#CB86BC Color

#CB86BC is rgb(203, 134, 188) in RGB, hsl(313, 40%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 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 7.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB86BC
HEX#CB86BC
RGBrgb(203, 134, 188)
HSLhsl(313, 40%, 66%)
HSVhsv(313, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.11 334.9)
LABlab(64.50% 33.26 -17.07)
LCHlch(64.50% 37.39 332.84)

What #CB86BC 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 #CB86BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 7.98Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.18Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.6Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 8.93Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 9.36African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.29

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

#CB86BC Channel Values

How #CB86BC 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 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 40% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 7% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB86BC 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 text7.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB86BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB86BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB86BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB86BC
Complementary
#86CB95
Analogous
#B786CB
Analogous
#CB8699
Triadic
#BCCB86
Triadic
#86BCCB
Split comp.
#99CB86
Split comp.
#86CBB7

Tints & Shades of #CB86BC

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

#D397C6
#D9A6CE
#E0B8D8
#E7C6DF
#EED8E9
#F4E6F1

Shades

#BD65AA
#AB4996
#8B3C7A
#6F2F61
#4F2245
#2E1429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB86BC.

How #CB86BC 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#CB86BC
Protanopia#9595BC
Protanomaly#AD8FBC
Deuteranopia#A1A1BA
Deuteranomaly#B397BB
Tritanopia#C68E8E
Tritanomaly#C88BA3
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB86BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb86bc: #CB86BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB86BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb86bc': '#CB86BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.525, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_cb86bc">#CB86BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB86BC"

More Pink Colors

#CB86BC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB86BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB86BC?

#CB86BC is a light pink — rgb(203, 134, 188) in RGB and hsl(313, 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 7.98.

What is the RGB value of #CB86BC?

#CB86BC is rgb(203, 134, 188) — red 203, green 134, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB86BC?

#CB86BC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB86BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB86BC scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB86BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB86BC 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 10.35, 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.