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#CBB6E7 Color

#CBB6E7 is rgb(203, 182, 231) in RGB, hsl(266, 51%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 21%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBB6E7
HEX#CBB6E7
RGBrgb(203, 182, 231)
HSLhsl(266, 51%, 81%)
HSVhsv(266, 21%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 21%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.071 304.3)
LABlab(77.08% 14.68 -21.77)
LCHlch(77.08% 26.25 303.99)

What #CBB6E7 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 #CBB6E7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.04Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 9.29Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.81Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.91Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.56Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 10.88

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

#CBB6E7 Channel Values

How #CBB6E7 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 182 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 51% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 21% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBB6E7 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBB6E7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBB6E7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBB6E7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBB6E7
Complementary
#D2E7B6
Analogous
#B6B9E7
Analogous
#E4B6E7
Triadic
#E7CBB6
Triadic
#B6E7CB
Split comp.
#E7E4B6
Split comp.
#B9E7B6

Tints & Shades of #CBB6E7

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

#D1BEEA
#D9C9EE
#DED1F0
#E6DCF4
#ECE4F6
#F4F0FA

Shades

#AD8BDA
#8F61CC
#723CB9
#582E8E
#3E2064
#24133A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBB6E7.

How #CBB6E7 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#CBB6E7
Protanopia#BABAE7
Protanomaly#C1B8E7
Deuteranopia#BDBDE7
Deuteranomaly#C3BAE7
Tritanopia#C4BDBD
Tritanomaly#C7BACF
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBB6E7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbb6e7: #CBB6E7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBB6E7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbb6e7': '#CBB6E7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.714, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_cbb6e7">#CBB6E7</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBB6E7"

More Purple Colors

#CBB6E7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBB6E7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBB6E7?

#CBB6E7 is a lightest purple — rgb(203, 182, 231) in RGB and hsl(266, 51%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.04.

What is the RGB value of #CBB6E7?

#CBB6E7 is rgb(203, 182, 231) — red 203, green 182, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBB6E7?

#CBB6E7 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 21%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBB6E7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBB6E7 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBB6E7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBB6E7 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 13.17, which is visibly different.

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