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#CB8ED2 Color

#CB8ED2 is rgb(203, 142, 210) in RGB, hsl(294, 43%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 32%, 0%, 18%) 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 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB8ED2
HEX#CB8ED2
RGBrgb(203, 142, 210)
HSLhsl(294, 43%, 69%)
HSVhsv(294, 32%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 32%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.117 323.1)
LABlab(66.97% 32.17 -25.61)
LCHlch(66.97% 41.12 321.47)

What #CB8ED2 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 #CB8ED2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.58African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.81Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.58Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.7Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 10.6Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.77

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

#CB8ED2 Channel Values

How #CB8ED2 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 142 · B 2108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 43% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 32% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.52:1 vs white · 8.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB8ED2 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 text2.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB8ED2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB8ED2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB8ED2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB8ED2
Complementary
#95D28E
Analogous
#A98ED2
Analogous
#D28EB7
Triadic
#D2CB8E
Triadic
#8ED2CB
Split comp.
#B7D28E
Split comp.
#8ED2A9

Tints & Shades of #CB8ED2

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

#D29DD8
#D9ABDE
#DFBAE3
#E8CCEB
#EEDBF0
#F5E9F6

Shades

#BC6DC5
#AB49B6
#8D3C96
#6E2F75
#4F2154
#2D132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB8ED2.

How #CB8ED2 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#CB8ED2
Protanopia#9B9BD2
Protanomaly#B096D2
Deuteranopia#A5A5D1
Deuteranomaly#B69DD1
Tritanopia#C49999
Tritanomaly#C795B3
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB8ED2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb8ed2: #CB8ED2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB8ED2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb8ed2': '#CB8ED2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.557, blue: 0.824)
Android XML<color name="color_cb8ed2">#CB8ED2</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB8ED2"

More Pink Colors

#CB8ED2 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CB8ED2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB8ED2?

#CB8ED2 is a light pink — rgb(203, 142, 210) in RGB and hsl(294, 43%, 69%) 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 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #CB8ED2?

#CB8ED2 is rgb(203, 142, 210) — red 203, green 142, and blue 210 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB8ED2?

#CB8ED2 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 32%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB8ED2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB8ED2 scores 2.52:1 against white and 8.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB8ED2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB8ED2 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 7.58, 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.