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#CB94D6 Color

#CB94D6 is rgb(203, 148, 214) in RGB, hsl(290, 45%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 16%) 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 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB94D6
HEX#CB94D6
RGBrgb(203, 148, 214)
HSLhsl(290, 45%, 71%)
HSVhsv(290, 31%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.11 320.7)
LABlab(68.46% 29.65 -25.56)
LCHlch(68.46% 39.14 319.24)

What #CB94D6 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 #CB94D6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.24Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.68Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.91Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.95African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.42Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 9.49

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

#CB94D6 Channel Values

How #CB94D6 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 148 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 45% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 31% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 16%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 #CB94D6 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 #CB94D6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB94D6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB94D6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB94D6
Complementary
#9FD694
Analogous
#AA94D6
Analogous
#D694C0
Triadic
#D6CB94
Triadic
#94D6CB
Split comp.
#C0D694
Split comp.
#94D6AA

Tints & Shades of #CB94D6

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

#D2A3DC
#DAB1E2
#E1C0E7
#E6CBEB
#EDDAF1
#F4E9F7

Shades

#B96FC8
#A94EBC
#8B3B9B
#6D2E7A
#4C2055
#2E1434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB94D6.

How #CB94D6 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#CB94D6
Protanopia#9F9FD6
Protanomaly#B29BD6
Deuteranopia#A9A9D5
Deuteranomaly#B7A1D5
Tritanopia#C49E9E
Tritanomaly#C79AB7
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB94D6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb94d6: #CB94D6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB94D6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb94d6': '#CB94D6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.580, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_cb94d6">#CB94D6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB94D6"

More Pink Colors

#CB94D6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CB94D6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB94D6?

#CB94D6 is a light pink — rgb(203, 148, 214) in RGB and hsl(290, 45%, 71%) 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 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #CB94D6?

#CB94D6 is rgb(203, 148, 214) — red 203, green 148, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB94D6?

#CB94D6 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB94D6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB94D6 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 #CB94D6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB94D6 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 6.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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