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#CBB0ED Color

#CBB0ED is rgb(203, 176, 237) in RGB, hsl(267, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 7%) 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 6.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBB0ED
HEX#CBB0ED
RGBrgb(203, 176, 237)
HSLhsl(267, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(267, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.089 304.7)
LABlab(75.79% 18.71 -26.95)
LCHlch(75.79% 32.81 304.77)

What #CBB0ED 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 #CBB0ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.47Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.09Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.18Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.35Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.54Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 12.78

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

#CBB0ED Channel Values

How #CBB0ED 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 176 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBB0ED 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBB0ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBB0ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBB0ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBB0ED
Complementary
#D2EDB0
Analogous
#B0B3ED
Analogous
#EAB0ED
Triadic
#EDCBB0
Triadic
#B0EDCB
Split comp.
#EDEAB0
Split comp.
#B3EDB0

Tints & Shades of #CBB0ED

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

#D1B8EF
#D9C5F2
#DECDF4
#E7DAF7
#ECE2F8
#F4EEFB

Shades

#AE82E3
#9055D8
#732DC8
#58239A
#3E196C
#240E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBB0ED.

How #CBB0ED 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#CBB0ED
Protanopia#B5B5ED
Protanomaly#BEB3ED
Deuteranopia#B9B9EC
Deuteranomaly#C1B6ED
Tritanopia#C3B9B9
Tritanomaly#C6B6D0
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBB0ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbb0ed: #CBB0ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBB0ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbb0ed': '#CBB0ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.690, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cbb0ed">#CBB0ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBB0ED"

More Purple Colors

#CBB0ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBB0ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBB0ED?

#CBB0ED is a lightest purple — rgb(203, 176, 237) in RGB and hsl(267, 63%, 81%) 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 6.47.

What is the RGB value of #CBB0ED?

#CBB0ED is rgb(203, 176, 237) — red 203, green 176, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBB0ED?

#CBB0ED converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBB0ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBB0ED scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBB0ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBB0ED 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 13.23, which is visibly different.

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