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#CBA4FF Color

#CBA4FF is rgb(203, 164, 255) in RGB, hsl(266, 100%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBA4FF
HEX#CBA4FF
RGBrgb(203, 164, 255)
HSLhsl(266, 100%, 82%)
HSVhsv(266, 36%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.132 303.2)
LABlab(73.52% 27.90 -40.12)
LCHlch(73.52% 48.86 304.82)

What #CBA4FF 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 #CBA4FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CBA4FF Channel Values

How #CBA4FF 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 164 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 100% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 36% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBA4FF 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CBA4FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBA4FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CBA4FF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBA4FF.

How #CBA4FF 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#CBA4FF
Protanopia#ABABFF
Protanomaly#B9A9FF
Deuteranopia#B2B2FE
Deuteranomaly#BDADFF
Tritanopia#BEB3B3
Tritanomaly#C4ADD6
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBA4FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cba4ff: #CBA4FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBA4FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cba4ff': '#CBA4FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.643, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_cba4ff">#CBA4FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBA4FF"

More Purple Colors

#CBA4FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBA4FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBA4FF?

#CBA4FF is a lightest purple — rgb(203, 164, 255) in RGB and hsl(266, 100%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.47.

What is the RGB value of #CBA4FF?

#CBA4FF is rgb(203, 164, 255) — red 203, green 164, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBA4FF?

#CBA4FF converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBA4FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBA4FF scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBA4FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBA4FF 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 18.52, which is visibly different.

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