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#CBA6ED Color

#CBA6ED is rgb(203, 166, 237) in RGB, hsl(271, 66%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 30%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBA6ED
HEX#CBA6ED
RGBrgb(203, 166, 237)
HSLhsl(271, 66%, 79%)
HSVhsv(271, 30%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 30%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.106 307.9)
LABlab(73.39% 23.88 -30.60)
LCHlch(73.39% 38.82 307.96)

What #CBA6ED 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 #CBA6ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.33Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 7.03Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.1Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.99Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 11.11Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 12.84

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

#CBA6ED Channel Values

How #CBA6ED 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 166 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 66% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 30% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBA6ED 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBA6ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBA6ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBA6ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBA6ED
Complementary
#C8EDA6
Analogous
#A7A6ED
Analogous
#EDA6EC
Triadic
#EDCBA6
Triadic
#A6EDCB
Split comp.
#ECEDA6
Split comp.
#A6EDA7

Tints & Shades of #CBA6ED

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

#D2B3EF
#D7BBF1
#DFC8F4
#E6D5F6
#EEE1F9
#F3EAFB

Shades

#AF78E3
#964DDB
#7A29C7
#5E1F98
#41166A
#270D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBA6ED.

How #CBA6ED 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#CBA6ED
Protanopia#ADADED
Protanomaly#BAAAED
Deuteranopia#B3B3EC
Deuteranomaly#BDAEED
Tritanopia#C2B1B1
Tritanomaly#C6ADCC
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBA6ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cba6ed: #CBA6ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBA6ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cba6ed': '#CBA6ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.651, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cba6ed">#CBA6ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBA6ED"

More Purple Colors

#CBA6ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBA6ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBA6ED?

#CBA6ED is a light purple — rgb(203, 166, 237) in RGB and hsl(271, 66%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.33.

What is the RGB value of #CBA6ED?

#CBA6ED is rgb(203, 166, 237) — red 203, green 166, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBA6ED?

#CBA6ED converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 30%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBA6ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBA6ED scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBA6ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBA6ED 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 11.11, which is visibly different.

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