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#CB93DC Color

#CB93DC is rgb(203, 147, 220) in RGB, hsl(286, 51%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 33%, 0%, 14%) 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 8.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB93DC
HEX#CB93DC
RGBrgb(203, 147, 220)
HSLhsl(286, 51%, 72%)
HSVhsv(286, 33%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 33%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.119 318.2)
LABlab(68.42% 31.06 -28.92)
LCHlch(68.42% 42.44 317.05)

What #CB93DC 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 #CB93DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 8.66Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.01Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.37African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.44Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.85Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.38

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

#CB93DC Channel Values

How #CB93DC 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 147 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 51% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 33% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB93DC 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB93DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB93DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB93DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB93DC
Complementary
#A4DC93
Analogous
#A793DC
Analogous
#DC93C9
Triadic
#DCCB93
Triadic
#93DCCB
Split comp.
#C9DC93
Split comp.
#93DCA7

Tints & Shades of #CB93DC

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

#D2A3E1
#D8AEE5
#DFBEEA
#E7CDEF
#EEDCF4
#F4E8F8

Shades

#B86DD0
#A84AC4
#8B36A6
#6B297F
#4B1D59
#2D1136

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB93DC.

How #CB93DC 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#CB93DC
Protanopia#9E9EDC
Protanomaly#B29ADC
Deuteranopia#A8A8DB
Deuteranomaly#B7A0DB
Tritanopia#C39F9F
Tritanomaly#C69ABA
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB93DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb93dc: #CB93DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB93DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb93dc': '#CB93DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.576, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_cb93dc">#CB93DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB93DC"

More Purple Colors

#CB93DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB93DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB93DC?

#CB93DC is a light purple — rgb(203, 147, 220) in RGB and hsl(286, 51%, 72%) 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 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #CB93DC?

#CB93DC is rgb(203, 147, 220) — red 203, green 147, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB93DC?

#CB93DC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 33%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB93DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB93DC scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB93DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB93DC 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 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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