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#CBB4E9 Color

#CBB4E9 is rgb(203, 180, 233) in RGB, hsl(266, 55%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 9%) 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 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBB4E9
HEX#CBB4E9
RGBrgb(203, 180, 233)
HSLhsl(266, 55%, 81%)
HSVhsv(266, 23%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.077 304.5)
LABlab(76.65% 16.02 -23.50)
LCHlch(76.65% 28.44 304.28)

What #CBB4E9 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 #CBB4E9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.26Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.42Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.07Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 10.45Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 10.75

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

#CBB4E9 Channel Values

How #CBB4E9 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 180 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 55% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 23% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBB4E9 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBB4E9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBB4E9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBB4E9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBB4E9
Complementary
#D2E9B4
Analogous
#B4B7E9
Analogous
#E6B4E9
Triadic
#E9CBB4
Triadic
#B4E9CB
Split comp.
#E9E6B4
Split comp.
#B7E9B4

Tints & Shades of #CBB4E9

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

#D0BCEB
#D9C8EF
#DED0F1
#E6DBF5
#ECE3F7
#F4EFFA

Shades

#AD88DD
#8F5DD0
#7137BE
#572A92
#3D1E67
#23113B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBB4E9.

How #CBB4E9 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#CBB4E9
Protanopia#B8B8E9
Protanomaly#C0B7E9
Deuteranopia#BCBCE9
Deuteranomaly#C2B9E9
Tritanopia#C4BCBC
Tritanomaly#C7B9CF
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBB4E9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbb4e9: #CBB4E9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBB4E9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbb4e9': '#CBB4E9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.706, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_cbb4e9">#CBB4E9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBB4E9"

More Purple Colors

#CBB4E9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBB4E9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBB4E9?

#CBB4E9 is a lightest purple — rgb(203, 180, 233) in RGB and hsl(266, 55%, 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 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #CBB4E9?

#CBB4E9 is rgb(203, 180, 233) — red 203, green 180, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBB4E9?

#CBB4E9 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBB4E9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBB4E9 scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBB4E9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBB4E9 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 15.09, which is visibly different.

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