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#CBA9DA Color

#CBA9DA is rgb(203, 169, 218) in RGB, hsl(282, 40%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBA9DA
HEX#CBA9DA
RGBrgb(203, 169, 218)
HSLhsl(282, 40%, 76%)
HSVhsv(282, 22%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.078 315.4)
LABlab(73.53% 19.37 -20.08)
LCHlch(73.53% 27.89 313.97)

What #CBA9DA 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 #CBA9DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.29Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 6.57Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.67Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 7.78Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.92Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 9.29

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

#CBA9DA Channel Values

How #CBA9DA 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 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 40% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 22% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBA9DA 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBA9DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBA9DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBA9DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBA9DA
Complementary
#B8DAA9
Analogous
#B3A9DA
Analogous
#DAA9D0
Triadic
#DACCA9
Triadic
#A9DACC
Split comp.
#D0DAA9
Split comp.
#A9DAB3

Tints & Shades of #CBA9DA

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

#D2B4DF
#D8BFE3
#DFC9E8
#E7D8EE
#EEE2F3
#F4EDF7

Shades

#B686CB
#9F5EBA
#8545A1
#68367D
#4A2659
#291532

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBA9DA.

How #CBA9DA 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#CBA9DA
Protanopia#AFAFDA
Protanomaly#BBADDA
Deuteranopia#B5B5D9
Deuteranomaly#BEB0DA
Tritanopia#C5B0B0
Tritanomaly#C7ADC2
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBA9DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cba9da: #CBA9DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBA9DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cba9da': '#CBA9DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.663, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_cba9da">#CBA9DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBA9DA"

More Purple Colors

#CBA9DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBA9DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBA9DA?

#CBA9DA is a light purple — rgb(203, 169, 218) in RGB and hsl(282, 40%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #CBA9DA?

#CBA9DA is rgb(203, 169, 218) — red 203, green 169, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBA9DA?

#CBA9DA converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBA9DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBA9DA scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBA9DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBA9DA 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 11.41, which is visibly different.

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