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#CBAEC1 Color

#CBAEC1 is rgb(203, 174, 193) in RGB, hsl(321, 22%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 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 5.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBAEC1
HEX#CBAEC1
RGBrgb(203, 174, 193)
HSLhsl(321, 22%, 74%)
HSVhsv(321, 14%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.042 338.8)
LABlab(74.10% 13.25 -5.63)
LCHlch(74.10% 14.39 336.99)

What #CBAEC1 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 #CBAEC1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.22Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.97Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.69Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 9.2Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 9.42Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 10.13

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

#CBAEC1 Channel Values

How #CBAEC1 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 174 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 22% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 14% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 5% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBAEC1 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBAEC1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBAEC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBAEC1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBAEC1
Complementary
#AECBB8
Analogous
#C7AECB
Analogous
#CBAEB2
Triadic
#C1CBAE
Triadic
#AEC1CB
Split comp.
#B2CBAE
Split comp.
#AECBC7

Tints & Shades of #CBAEC1

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

#D1B7C8
#D9C4D2
#DFCDD9
#E7DAE2
#EDE3EA
#F5EFF3

Shades

#B78FA9
#A47091
#895878
#6A445C
#4B3041
#2C1C26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBAEC1.

How #CBAEC1 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#CBAEC1
Protanopia#B3B3C1
Protanomaly#BDB1C1
Deuteranopia#B8B8C0
Deuteranomaly#C0B4C1
Tritanopia#C9B1B1
Tritanomaly#CAB0B7
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBAEC1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbaec1: #CBAEC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBAEC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbaec1': '#CBAEC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.682, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_cbaec1">#CBAEC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBAEC1"

More Pink Colors

#CBAEC1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CBAEC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBAEC1?

#CBAEC1 is a light pink — rgb(203, 174, 193) in RGB and hsl(321, 22%, 74%) 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 5.22.

What is the RGB value of #CBAEC1?

#CBAEC1 is rgb(203, 174, 193) — red 203, green 174, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBAEC1?

#CBAEC1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBAEC1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBAEC1 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBAEC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBAEC1 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 6.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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