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#CBA1ED Color

#CBA1ED is rgb(203, 161, 237) in RGB, hsl(273, 68%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 32%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBA1ED
HEX#CBA1ED
RGBrgb(203, 161, 237)
HSLhsl(273, 68%, 78%)
HSVhsv(273, 32%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 32%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.115 309.2)
LABlab(72.21% 26.47 -32.41)
LCHlch(72.21% 41.84 309.24)

What #CBA1ED 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 #CBA1ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.45Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.31Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.42Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.06Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 11.46Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 13.31

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

#CBA1ED Channel Values

How #CBA1ED 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 161 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 68% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 32% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBA1ED 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBA1ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBA1ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBA1ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBA1ED
Complementary
#C3EDA1
Analogous
#A5A1ED
Analogous
#EDA1E9
Triadic
#EDCBA1
Triadic
#A1EDCB
Split comp.
#E9EDA1
Split comp.
#A1EDA5

Tints & Shades of #CBA1ED

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

#D2AEEF
#D9BAF2
#E0C7F4
#E5D0F6
#ECDDF8
#F3EAFB

Shades

#B172E4
#9947DC
#7D26C5
#621D9A
#44146B
#290C40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBA1ED.

How #CBA1ED 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#CBA1ED
Protanopia#A9A9ED
Protanomaly#B8A6ED
Deuteranopia#B0B0EC
Deuteranomaly#BCAAED
Tritanopia#C1ADAD
Tritanomaly#C5A8CA
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBA1ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cba1ed: #CBA1ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBA1ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cba1ed': '#CBA1ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.631, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cba1ed">#CBA1ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBA1ED"

More Purple Colors

#CBA1ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBA1ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBA1ED?

#CBA1ED is a light purple — rgb(203, 161, 237) in RGB and hsl(273, 68%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #CBA1ED?

#CBA1ED is rgb(203, 161, 237) — red 203, green 161, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBA1ED?

#CBA1ED converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 32%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBA1ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBA1ED scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBA1ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBA1ED 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 11.46, which is visibly different.

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