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#CBA7DC Color

#CBA7DC is rgb(203, 167, 220) in RGB, hsl(281, 43%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBA7DC
HEX#CBA7DC
RGBrgb(203, 167, 220)
HSLhsl(281, 43%, 76%)
HSVhsv(281, 24%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.084 314.8)
LABlab(73.11% 20.70 -21.80)
LCHlch(73.11% 30.07 313.51)

What #CBA7DC 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 #CBA7DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 3.13Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 4.5Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.19Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 7.5Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.19Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 9.01

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

#CBA7DC Channel Values

How #CBA7DC 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 167 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 43% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 24% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBA7DC 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBA7DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBA7DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBA7DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBA7DC
Complementary
#B8DCA7
Analogous
#B1A7DC
Analogous
#DCA7D2
Triadic
#DCCBA7
Triadic
#A7DCCB
Split comp.
#D2DCA7
Split comp.
#A7DCB1

Tints & Shades of #CBA7DC

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

#D2B2E0
#D8BDE5
#DFC8E9
#E7D7EF
#EEE2F3
#F4EDF8

Shades

#B683CE
#9E5BBE
#8541A4
#673380
#4A245B
#291433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBA7DC.

How #CBA7DC 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#CBA7DC
Protanopia#AEAEDC
Protanomaly#BAABDC
Deuteranopia#B4B4DB
Deuteranomaly#BEAFDC
Tritanopia#C5AFAF
Tritanomaly#C7ACC3
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBA7DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cba7dc: #CBA7DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBA7DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cba7dc': '#CBA7DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.655, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_cba7dc">#CBA7DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBA7DC"

More Purple Colors

#CBA7DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBA7DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBA7DC?

#CBA7DC is a light purple — rgb(203, 167, 220) in RGB and hsl(281, 43%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.13.

What is the RGB value of #CBA7DC?

#CBA7DC is rgb(203, 167, 220) — red 203, green 167, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBA7DC?

#CBA7DC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBA7DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBA7DC scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBA7DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBA7DC 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 9.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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