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#CB9ADA Color

#CB9ADA is rgb(203, 154, 218) in RGB, hsl(286, 46%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 29%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB9ADA
HEX#CB9ADA
RGBrgb(203, 154, 218)
HSLhsl(286, 46%, 73%)
HSVhsv(286, 29%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 29%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.104 318.1)
LABlab(69.97% 27.13 -25.46)
LCHlch(69.97% 37.21 316.82)

What #CB9ADA 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 #CB9ADA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 3.8Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.09Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.09Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.01Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 8.5African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.03

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

#CB9ADA Channel Values

How #CB9ADA 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 154 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 46% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 29% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB9ADA 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB9ADA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB9ADA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB9ADA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB9ADA
Complementary
#A9DA9A
Analogous
#AB9ADA
Analogous
#DA9AC9
Triadic
#DACB9A
Triadic
#9ADACB
Split comp.
#C9DA9A
Split comp.
#9ADAAB

Tints & Shades of #CB9ADA

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

#D3A9DF
#D9B5E3
#E0C3E9
#E6CFED
#EEDDF3
#F3E9F7

Shades

#B875CC
#A550BE
#893BA0
#6C2F7F
#4C2159
#2C1334

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB9ADA.

How #CB9ADA 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#CB9ADA
Protanopia#A4A4DA
Protanomaly#B5A0DA
Deuteranopia#ACACD9
Deuteranomaly#B9A5D9
Tritanopia#C4A4A4
Tritanomaly#C7A0BC
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB9ADA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb9ada: #CB9ADA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB9ADA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb9ada': '#CB9ADA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.604, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_cb9ada">#CB9ADA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB9ADA"

More Purple Colors

#CB9ADA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB9ADA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB9ADA?

#CB9ADA is a light purple — rgb(203, 154, 218) in RGB and hsl(286, 46%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.8.

What is the RGB value of #CB9ADA?

#CB9ADA is rgb(203, 154, 218) — red 203, green 154, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB9ADA?

#CB9ADA converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 29%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB9ADA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB9ADA scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB9ADA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB9ADA 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 6.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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