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#CBA9BB Color

#CBA9BB is rgb(203, 169, 187) in RGB, hsl(328, 25%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 8%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBA9BB
HEX#CBA9BB
RGBrgb(203, 169, 187)
HSLhsl(328, 25%, 73%)
HSVhsv(328, 17%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 8%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.046 345.1)
LABlab(72.72% 15.03 -4.37)
LCHlch(72.72% 15.65 343.80)

What #CBA9BB 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 #CBA9BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 7.69Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.99Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.79Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.14Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 10.01Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 10.05

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

#CBA9BB Channel Values

How #CBA9BB 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 169 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 25% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 17% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 8% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBA9BB 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBA9BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBA9BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBA9BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBA9BB
Complementary
#A9CBB9
Analogous
#CAA9CB
Analogous
#CBA9AA
Triadic
#BBCBA9
Triadic
#A9BBCB
Split comp.
#AACBA9
Split comp.
#A9CBCA

Tints & Shades of #CBA9BB

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

#D3B6C5
#D9BFCD
#E0CCD7
#E6D6DE
#EEE2E8
#F4ECF0

Shades

#B889A2
#A56989
#89526F
#6C4158
#4D2E3E
#2D1B24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBA9BB.

How #CBA9BB 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#CBA9BB
Protanopia#AFAFBB
Protanomaly#BBADBB
Deuteranopia#B5B5BA
Deuteranomaly#BEB0BA
Tritanopia#C9ABAB
Tritanomaly#CAAAB2
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBA9BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cba9bb: #CBA9BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBA9BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cba9bb': '#CBA9BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.663, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_cba9bb">#CBA9BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBA9BB"

More Pink Colors

#CBA9BB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CBA9BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBA9BB?

#CBA9BB is a light pink — rgb(203, 169, 187) in RGB and hsl(328, 25%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.69.

What is the RGB value of #CBA9BB?

#CBA9BB is rgb(203, 169, 187) — red 203, green 169, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBA9BB?

#CBA9BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 8%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBA9BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBA9BB scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBA9BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBA9BB 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.