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#CB9EE0 Color

#CB9EE0 is rgb(203, 158, 224) in RGB, hsl(281, 52%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 29%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB9EE0
HEX#CB9EE0
RGBrgb(203, 158, 224)
HSLhsl(281, 52%, 75%)
HSVhsv(281, 29%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 29%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.104 314.8)
LABlab(71.09% 25.97 -27.04)
LCHlch(71.09% 37.49 313.85)

What #CB9EE0 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 #CB9EE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 3.34Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 4.68Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.37Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 8.63Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 9.43Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.49

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

#CB9EE0 Channel Values

How #CB9EE0 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 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 52% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 29% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB9EE0 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB9EE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB9EE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB9EE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CB9EE0
Complementary
#B3E09E
Analogous
#AA9EE0
Analogous
#E09ED4
Triadic
#E0CB9E
Triadic
#9EE0CB
Split comp.
#D4E09E
Split comp.
#9EE0AA

Tints & Shades of #CB9EE0

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

#D2AAE4
#DAB9E9
#E0C5ED
#E6D0F0
#ECDCF4
#F5ECF9

Shades

#B777D4
#A251C8
#8937AE
#672A84
#491D5D
#2B1136

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB9EE0.

How #CB9EE0 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#CB9EE0
Protanopia#A7A7E0
Protanomaly#B6A3E0
Deuteranopia#AFAFDF
Deuteranomaly#BBA8DF
Tritanopia#C3A8A8
Tritanomaly#C6A4C1
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB9EE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb9ee0: #CB9EE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB9EE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb9ee0': '#CB9EE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.620, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_cb9ee0">#CB9EE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB9EE0"

More Purple Colors

#CB9EE0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CB9EE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB9EE0?

#CB9EE0 is a light purple — rgb(203, 158, 224) in RGB and hsl(281, 52%, 75%) 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 3.34.

What is the RGB value of #CB9EE0?

#CB9EE0 is rgb(203, 158, 224) — red 203, green 158, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB9EE0?

#CB9EE0 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 29%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB9EE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB9EE0 scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB9EE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB9EE0 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 7.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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