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#CB93E1 Color

#CB93E1 is rgb(203, 147, 225) in RGB, hsl(283, 57%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 35%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB93E1
HEX#CB93E1
RGBrgb(203, 147, 225)
HSLhsl(283, 57%, 73%)
HSVhsv(283, 35%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 35%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.124 316.1)
LABlab(68.58% 31.82 -31.41)
LCHlch(68.58% 44.72 315.37)

What #CB93E1 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 #CB93E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 9.19Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.36Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.79Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.94Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 11.57Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.77

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

#CB93E1 Channel Values

How #CB93E1 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 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 57% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 35% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB93E1 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB93E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB93E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB93E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB93E1
Complementary
#A9E193
Analogous
#A493E1
Analogous
#E193D0
Triadic
#E1CB93
Triadic
#93E1CB
Split comp.
#D0E193
Split comp.
#93E1A4

Tints & Shades of #CB93E1

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

#D3A3E6
#D9AFE9
#E0BFED
#E6CBF1
#EEDBF5
#F3E7F8

Shades

#B86BD6
#A543CB
#892FAC
#6C2588
#4C1A60
#2D0F38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB93E1.

How #CB93E1 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#CB93E1
Protanopia#9E9EE1
Protanomaly#B29AE1
Deuteranopia#A8A8E0
Deuteranomaly#B7A0E0
Tritanopia#C2A0A0
Tritanomaly#C69BBD
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB93E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb93e1: #CB93E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB93E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb93e1': '#CB93E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.576, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_cb93e1">#CB93E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB93E1"

More Purple Colors

#CB93E1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB93E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB93E1?

#CB93E1 is a light purple — rgb(203, 147, 225) in RGB and hsl(283, 57%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.19.

What is the RGB value of #CB93E1?

#CB93E1 is rgb(203, 147, 225) — red 203, green 147, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB93E1?

#CB93E1 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 35%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB93E1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB93E1 scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB93E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB93E1 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 10.79, which is visibly different.

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