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#CBAAF3 Color

#CBAAF3 is rgb(203, 170, 243) in RGB, hsl(267, 75%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 30%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBAAF3
HEX#CBAAF3
RGBrgb(203, 170, 243)
HSLhsl(267, 75%, 81%)
HSVhsv(267, 30%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 30%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.107 304.8)
LABlab(74.53% 22.78 -32.10)
LCHlch(74.53% 39.36 305.37)

What #CBAAF3 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 #CBAAF3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.87Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.19Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.75Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.49Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 13.01Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 13.91

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

#CBAAF3 Channel Values

How #CBAAF3 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 2438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 75% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 30% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBAAF3 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBAAF3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBAAF3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBAAF3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBAAF3
Complementary
#D2F3AA
Analogous
#AAAEF3
Analogous
#EFAAF3
Triadic
#F3CBAA
Triadic
#AAF3CB
Split comp.
#F3EFAA
Split comp.
#AEF3AA

Tints & Shades of #CBAAF3

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

#D0B3F4
#D9C1F6
#DEC9F7
#E6D7F9
#ECE0FB
#F4EDFC

Shades

#AD79EC
#8F48E5
#711FD6
#5718A5
#3D1174
#230A43

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBAAF3.

How #CBAAF3 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#CBAAF3
Protanopia#B0B0F3
Protanomaly#BCAEF3
Deuteranopia#B6B6F2
Deuteranomaly#BFB1F3
Tritanopia#C1B5B5
Tritanomaly#C5B1D1
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBAAF3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbaaf3: #CBAAF3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBAAF3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbaaf3': '#CBAAF3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.667, blue: 0.953)
Android XML<color name="color_cbaaf3">#CBAAF3</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBAAF3"

More Purple Colors

#CBAAF3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBAAF3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBAAF3?

#CBAAF3 is a lightest purple — rgb(203, 170, 243) in RGB and hsl(267, 75%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #CBAAF3?

#CBAAF3 is rgb(203, 170, 243) — red 203, green 170, and blue 243 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBAAF3?

#CBAAF3 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 30%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBAAF3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBAAF3 scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBAAF3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBAAF3 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 13.01, which is visibly different.

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