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#CB9BE4 Color

#CB9BE4 is rgb(203, 155, 228) in RGB, hsl(279, 57%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 32%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB9BE4
HEX#CB9BE4
RGBrgb(203, 155, 228)
HSLhsl(279, 57%, 75%)
HSVhsv(279, 32%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 32%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.114 313.7)
LABlab(70.52% 28.15 -30.10)
LCHlch(70.52% 41.21 313.08)

What #CB9BE4 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 #CB9BE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.1Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 8.19Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.44Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.11Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.46African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.65

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

#CB9BE4 Channel Values

How #CB9BE4 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 155 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 57% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 32% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB9BE4 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB9BE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB9BE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB9BE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB9BE4
Complementary
#B4E49B
Analogous
#A69BE4
Analogous
#E49BD9
Triadic
#E4CA9B
Triadic
#9BE4CA
Split comp.
#D9E49B
Split comp.
#9BE4A6

Tints & Shades of #CB9BE4

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

#D0A7E7
#D9B7EB
#DFC3EF
#E6CFF2
#ECDBF5
#F4EBFA

Shades

#B573D9
#A04BCE
#8631B4
#662588
#481A60
#2A0F38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB9BE4.

How #CB9BE4 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#CB9BE4
Protanopia#A4A4E4
Protanomaly#B5A1E4
Deuteranopia#ADADE3
Deuteranomaly#BAA6E3
Tritanopia#C2A7A7
Tritanomaly#C6A2C2
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB9BE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb9be4: #CB9BE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB9BE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb9be4': '#CB9BE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.608, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_cb9be4">#CB9BE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB9BE4"

More Purple Colors

#CB9BE4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB9BE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB9BE4?

#CB9BE4 is a light purple — rgb(203, 155, 228) in RGB and hsl(279, 57%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.1.

What is the RGB value of #CB9BE4?

#CB9BE4 is rgb(203, 155, 228) — red 203, green 155, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB9BE4?

#CB9BE4 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 32%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB9BE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB9BE4 scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB9BE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB9BE4 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 9.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.