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#CBA9BD Color

#CBA9BD is rgb(203, 169, 189) in RGB, hsl(325, 25%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 7%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBA9BD
HEX#CBA9BD
RGBrgb(203, 169, 189)
HSLhsl(325, 25%, 73%)
HSVhsv(325, 17%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 7%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.048 342.2)
LABlab(72.77% 15.29 -5.39)
LCHlch(72.77% 16.21 340.58)

What #CBA9BD 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 #CBA9BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.62Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 7.63Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.69Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.79Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.66Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 10.05

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

#CBA9BD Channel Values

How #CBA9BD 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 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 25% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 17% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 7% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBA9BD 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 text9.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBA9BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBA9BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBA9BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBA9BD
Complementary
#A9CBB7
Analogous
#C8A9CB
Analogous
#CBA9AC
Triadic
#BDCBA9
Triadic
#A9BDCB
Split comp.
#ACCBA9
Split comp.
#A9CBC8

Tints & Shades of #CBA9BD

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

#D3B6C7
#D9BFCE
#E0CCD8
#E6D6DF
#EEE2E9
#F4ECF0

Shades

#B889A5
#A5698C
#895272
#6C415A
#4D2E40
#2D1B25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBA9BD.

How #CBA9BD 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#CBA9BD
Protanopia#AFAFBD
Protanomaly#BBADBD
Deuteranopia#B5B5BC
Deuteranomaly#BEB0BC
Tritanopia#C9ACAC
Tritanomaly#CAABB3
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBA9BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cba9bd: #CBA9BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBA9BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cba9bd': '#CBA9BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.663, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_cba9bd">#CBA9BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBA9BD"

More Pink Colors

#CBA9BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CBA9BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBA9BD?

#CBA9BD is a light pink — rgb(203, 169, 189) in RGB and hsl(325, 25%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.62.

What is the RGB value of #CBA9BD?

#CBA9BD is rgb(203, 169, 189) — red 203, green 169, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBA9BD?

#CBA9BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 7%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBA9BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBA9BD scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBA9BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBA9BD 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 8.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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