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#CBB3DB Color

#CBB3DB is rgb(203, 179, 219) in RGB, hsl(276, 36%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac (#C8A2C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBB3DB
HEX#CBB3DB
RGBrgb(203, 179, 219)
HSLhsl(276, 36%, 78%)
HSVhsv(276, 18%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.061 311.8)
LABlab(76.01% 14.37 -16.91)
LCHlch(76.01% 22.19 310.36)

What #CBB3DB 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 #CBB3DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 7.58Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.99Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.06Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 11.18Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.59Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 11.6

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

#CBB3DB Channel Values

How #CBB3DB 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 179 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 36% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 18% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBB3DB 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 text11.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBB3DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBB3DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBB3DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBB3DB
Complementary
#C3DBB3
Analogous
#B7B3DB
Analogous
#DBB3D7
Triadic
#DBCBB3
Triadic
#B3DBCB
Split comp.
#D7DBB3
Split comp.
#B3DBB7

Tints & Shades of #CBB3DB

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

#D2BDE0
#D9C8E5
#E0D2EA
#E5D9ED
#ECE3F2
#F3EEF7

Shades

#B18DC9
#996AB9
#7E4BA0
#623B7D
#442957
#291834

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBB3DB.

How #CBB3DB 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#CBB3DB
Protanopia#B7B7DB
Protanomaly#C0B6DB
Deuteranopia#BBBBDA
Deuteranomaly#C2B8DB
Tritanopia#C6B9B9
Tritanomaly#C8B6C7
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBB3DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbb3db: #CBB3DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBB3DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbb3db': '#CBB3DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.702, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_cbb3db">#CBB3DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBB3DB"

More Purple Colors

#CBB3DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBB3DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBB3DB?

#CBB3DB is a light purple — rgb(203, 179, 219) in RGB and hsl(276, 36%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #CBB3DB?

#CBB3DB is rgb(203, 179, 219) — red 203, green 179, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBB3DB?

#CBB3DB converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBB3DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBB3DB scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBB3DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBB3DB 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 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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