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#CB94EB Color

#CB94EB is rgb(203, 148, 235) in RGB, hsl(278, 69%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 8%) 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 6.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB94EB
HEX#CB94EB
RGBrgb(203, 148, 235)
HSLhsl(278, 69%, 75%)
HSVhsv(278, 37%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.134 312.4)
LABlab(69.15% 32.87 -36.02)
LCHlch(69.15% 48.76 312.38)

What #CB94EB 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 #CB94EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 6.43Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 8.15Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.09Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.75Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 11.14Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 14.68

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

#CB94EB Channel Values

How #CB94EB 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 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 69% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 37% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB94EB 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB94EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB94EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB94EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB94EB
Complementary
#B4EB93
Analogous
#9F93EB
Analogous
#EB93E0
Triadic
#EBCB93
Triadic
#93EBCB
Split comp.
#E0EB93
Split comp.
#93EB9F

Tints & Shades of #CB94EB

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

#D1A0EE
#DAB1F1
#E0BEF3
#E6CBF6
#ECD8F8
#F5E9FB

Shades

#B668E3
#A13DDB
#8824C2
#671B93
#481367
#2A0B3C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB94EB.

How #CB94EB 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#CB94EB
Protanopia#9F9FEB
Protanomaly#B29BEB
Deuteranopia#A9A9EA
Deuteranomaly#B7A1EA
Tritanopia#C0A2A2
Tritanomaly#C59DC4
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB94EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb94eb: #CB94EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB94EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb94eb': '#CB94EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.580, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_cb94eb">#CB94EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB94EB"

More Purple Colors

#CB94EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB94EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB94EB?

#CB94EB is a light purple — rgb(203, 148, 235) in RGB and hsl(278, 69%, 75%) 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 6.43.

What is the RGB value of #CB94EB?

#CB94EB is rgb(203, 148, 235) — red 203, green 148, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB94EB?

#CB94EB converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB94EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB94EB scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB94EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB94EB 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 14.99, which is visibly different.

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