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#CB86C6 Color

#CB86C6 is rgb(203, 134, 198) in RGB, hsl(304, 40%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 2%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB86C6
HEX#CB86C6
RGBrgb(203, 134, 198)
HSLhsl(304, 40%, 66%)
HSVhsv(304, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 2%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.119 329.3)
LABlab(64.80% 34.60 -22.22)
LCHlch(64.80% 41.12 327.29)

What #CB86C6 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 #CB86C6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.41African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.54Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 9.74Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.44Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 11.14Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 11.32

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

#CB86C6 Channel Values

How #CB86C6 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 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 40% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 2% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.7:1 vs white · 7.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB86C6 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 text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB86C6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB86C6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB86C6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB86C6
Complementary
#86CB8A
Analogous
#AD86CB
Analogous
#CB86A4
Triadic
#C6CB86
Triadic
#86C6CB
Split comp.
#A4CB86
Split comp.
#86CBAD

Tints & Shades of #CB86C6

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

#D397CF
#D9A6D5
#E0B8DE
#E7C6E4
#EED8ED
#F4E6F3

Shades

#BD65B7
#AB49A5
#8B3C86
#6F2F6A
#4F224C
#2E142D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB86C6.

How #CB86C6 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#CB86C6
Protanopia#9595C6
Protanomaly#AD8FC6
Deuteranopia#A1A1C4
Deuteranomaly#B397C5
Tritanopia#C59090
Tritanomaly#C78CA8
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB86C6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb86c6: #CB86C6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB86C6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb86c6': '#CB86C6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.525, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_cb86c6">#CB86C6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB86C6"

More Pink Colors

#CB86C6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CB86C6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB86C6?

#CB86C6 is a light pink — rgb(203, 134, 198) in RGB and hsl(304, 40%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.41.

What is the RGB value of #CB86C6?

#CB86C6 is rgb(203, 134, 198) — red 203, green 134, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB86C6?

#CB86C6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 2%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB86C6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB86C6 scores 2.7:1 against white and 7.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB86C6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB86C6 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 9.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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