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#CBA3DB Color

#CBA3DB is rgb(203, 163, 219) in RGB, hsl(283, 44%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBA3DB
HEX#CBA3DB
RGBrgb(203, 163, 219)
HSLhsl(283, 44%, 75%)
HSVhsv(283, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.089 316.2)
LABlab(72.12% 22.62 -22.75)
LCHlch(72.12% 32.08 314.84)

What #CBA3DB 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 #CBA3DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 1.16Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 2.33Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 5.99Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 6.75Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 8.17Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.2

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

#CBA3DB Channel Values

How #CBA3DB 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 163 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 44% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBA3DB 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBA3DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBA3DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBA3DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBA3DB
Complementary
#B3DBA3
Analogous
#AFA3DB
Analogous
#DBA3CF
Triadic
#DBCBA3
Triadic
#A3DBCB
Split comp.
#CFDBA3
Split comp.
#A3DBAF

Tints & Shades of #CBA3DB

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

#D2AEE0
#DABDE5
#E0C8EA
#E6D3EE
#ECDEF2
#F5EDF8

Shades

#B77ECD
#A25ABF
#8940A5
#67317D
#492258
#2B1433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBA3DB.

How #CBA3DB 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#CBA3DB
Protanopia#ABABDB
Protanomaly#B9A8DB
Deuteranopia#B2B2DA
Deuteranomaly#BCACDA
Tritanopia#C4ABAB
Tritanomaly#C7A8C0
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBA3DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cba3db: #CBA3DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBA3DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cba3db': '#CBA3DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.639, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_cba3db">#CBA3DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBA3DB"

More Purple Colors

#CBA3DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBA3DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBA3DB?

#CBA3DB is a light purple — rgb(203, 163, 219) in RGB and hsl(283, 44%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.16.

What is the RGB value of #CBA3DB?

#CBA3DB is rgb(203, 163, 219) — red 203, green 163, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBA3DB?

#CBA3DB converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBA3DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBA3DB scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBA3DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBA3DB 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 8.17, 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.