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#CBAEC9 Color

#CBAEC9 is rgb(203, 174, 201) in RGB, hsl(304, 22%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (#D8BFD8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBAEC9
HEX#CBAEC9
RGBrgb(203, 174, 201)
HSLhsl(304, 22%, 74%)
HSVhsv(304, 14%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.05 328.2)
LABlab(74.30% 14.34 -9.69)
LCHlch(74.30% 17.30 325.95)

What #CBAEC9 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 #CBAEC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.1Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.66Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 7.34Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.54Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 10.29Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 11.27

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

#CBAEC9 Channel Values

How #CBAEC9 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 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 22% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 14% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 1% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBAEC9 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBAEC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBAEC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBAEC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBAEC9
Complementary
#AECBB0
Analogous
#BFAECB
Analogous
#CBAEBB
Triadic
#C9CBAE
Triadic
#AEC9CB
Split comp.
#BBCBAE
Split comp.
#AECBBF

Tints & Shades of #CBAEC9

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

#D1B7D0
#D9C4D8
#DFCDDE
#E7DAE6
#EDE3EC
#F5EFF5

Shades

#B78FB5
#A470A0
#895886
#6A4467
#4B3049
#2C1C2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBAEC9.

How #CBAEC9 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#CBAEC9
Protanopia#B3B3C9
Protanomaly#BDB1C9
Deuteranopia#B8B8C8
Deuteranomaly#C0B4C9
Tritanopia#C8B2B2
Tritanomaly#C9B0BB
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBAEC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbaec9: #CBAEC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBAEC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbaec9': '#CBAEC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.682, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_cbaec9">#CBAEC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBAEC9"

More Pink Colors

#CBAEC9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CBAEC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBAEC9?

#CBAEC9 is a light pink — rgb(203, 174, 201) in RGB and hsl(304, 22%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #CBAEC9?

#CBAEC9 is rgb(203, 174, 201) — red 203, green 174, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBAEC9?

#CBAEC9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBAEC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBAEC9 scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBAEC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBAEC9 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 6.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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