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#CBAABD Color

#CBAABD is rgb(203, 170, 189) in RGB, hsl(325, 24%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 7%, 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 7.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBAABD
HEX#CBAABD
RGBrgb(203, 170, 189)
HSLhsl(325, 24%, 73%)
HSVhsv(325, 16%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 7%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.046 342.7)
LABlab(73.02% 14.77 -5.03)
LCHlch(73.02% 15.60 341.20)

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

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 7.15Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.7Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.49Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.81Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 9.99Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 10.18

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

#CBAABD Channel Values

How #CBAABD 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 170 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 24% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 16% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 7% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBAABD 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CBAABD

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

Base
#CBAABD
Complementary
#AACBB7
Analogous
#C8AACB
Analogous
#CBAAAC
Triadic
#BDCBAA
Triadic
#AABDCB
Split comp.
#ACCBAA
Split comp.
#AACBC8

Tints & Shades of #CBAABD

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

#D2B6C7
#D8C0CE
#E0CCD8
#E6D6DF
#EEE3E9
#F3ECF0

Shades

#B78AA4
#A46A8C
#885372
#6C425A
#4C2F40
#2C1B25

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

How #CBAABD 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#CBAABD
Protanopia#B0B0BD
Protanomaly#BCAEBD
Deuteranopia#B6B6BC
Deuteranomaly#BFB1BC
Tritanopia#C9ADAD
Tritanomaly#CAACB3
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBAABD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbaabd: #CBAABD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBAABD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbaabd': '#CBAABD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.667, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_cbaabd">#CBAABD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBAABD"

More Pink Colors

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

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CBAABD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBAABD?

#CBAABD is a light pink — rgb(203, 170, 189) in RGB and hsl(325, 24%, 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 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #CBAABD?

#CBAABD is rgb(203, 170, 189) — red 203, green 170, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBAABD?

#CBAABD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 7%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBAABD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBAABD scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBAABD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBAABD 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 8.49, 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.