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#CB8FFE Color

#CB8FFE is rgb(203, 143, 254) in RGB, hsl(272, 98%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 44%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB8FFE
HEX#CB8FFE
RGBrgb(203, 143, 254)
HSLhsl(272, 98%, 78%)
HSVhsv(272, 44%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 44%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.165 307.8)
LABlab(68.74% 38.56 -47.00)
LCHlch(68.74% 60.80 309.36)

What #CB8FFE 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 #CB8FFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 6.1Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 10.42Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.8Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.38Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 15.25Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 16.26

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

#CB8FFE Channel Values

How #CB8FFE 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 143 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 98% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 44% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB8FFE 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB8FFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB8FFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB8FFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB8FFE
Complementary
#C3FE90
Analogous
#9490FE
Analogous
#FE90FA
Triadic
#FECB90
Triadic
#90FECB
Split comp.
#FAFE90
Split comp.
#90FE94

Tints & Shades of #CB8FFE

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

#D29FFE
#D9AEFE
#E0BDFE
#E5C7FE
#ECD7FF
#F3E6FF

Shades

#B058FD
#9926FD
#7D02E8
#6202B6
#44017E
#29014C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB8FFE.

How #CB8FFE 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#CB8FFE
Protanopia#9B9BFE
Protanomaly#B097FE
Deuteranopia#A6A6FD
Deuteranomaly#B69DFD
Tritanopia#BDA3A3
Tritanomaly#C29BCE
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB8FFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb8ffe: #CB8FFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB8FFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb8ffe': '#CB8FFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.561, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_cb8ffe">#CB8FFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB8FFE"

More Purple Colors

#CB8FFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB8FFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB8FFE?

#CB8FFE is a light purple — rgb(203, 143, 254) in RGB and hsl(272, 98%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #CB8FFE?

#CB8FFE is rgb(203, 143, 254) — red 203, green 143, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB8FFE?

#CB8FFE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 44%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB8FFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB8FFE scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB8FFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB8FFE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 16.26, which is visibly different.

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