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#CB9EDC Color

#CB9EDC is rgb(203, 158, 220) in RGB, hsl(284, 47%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 28%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB9EDC
HEX#CB9EDC
RGBrgb(203, 158, 220)
HSLhsl(284, 47%, 74%)
HSVhsv(284, 28%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 28%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.099 316.6)
LABlab(70.97% 25.36 -25.04)
LCHlch(70.97% 35.64 315.36)

What #CB9EDC 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 #CB9EDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 1.79Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 3.08Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.64Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 6.68Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 8.01Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 9.09

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

#CB9EDC Channel Values

How #CB9EDC 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 158 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 47% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 28% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.22:1 vs white · 9.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB9EDC 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 text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB9EDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB9EDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB9EDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB9EDC
Complementary
#AEDC9E
Analogous
#AC9EDC
Analogous
#DC9ECD
Triadic
#DCCB9E
Triadic
#9EDCCB
Split comp.
#CDDC9E
Split comp.
#9EDCAC

Tints & Shades of #CB9EDC

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

#D1A9E0
#D9B8E5
#DFC3E9
#E7D2EF
#EDDDF3
#F5ECF8

Shades

#B778CE
#A353C1
#893BA5
#6A2E7F
#4B205A
#2C1334

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB9EDC.

How #CB9EDC 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#CB9EDC
Protanopia#A7A7DC
Protanomaly#B6A3DC
Deuteranopia#AFAFDB
Deuteranomaly#BBA8DB
Tritanopia#C4A8A8
Tritanomaly#C7A4BF
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB9EDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb9edc: #CB9EDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB9EDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb9edc': '#CB9EDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.620, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_cb9edc">#CB9EDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB9EDC"

More Purple Colors

#CB9EDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB9EDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB9EDC?

#CB9EDC is a light purple — rgb(203, 158, 220) in RGB and hsl(284, 47%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.79.

What is the RGB value of #CB9EDC?

#CB9EDC is rgb(203, 158, 220) — red 203, green 158, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB9EDC?

#CB9EDC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 28%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB9EDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB9EDC scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB9EDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB9EDC 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 6.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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