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#CBB7DC Color

#CBB7DC is rgb(203, 183, 220) in RGB, hsl(272, 35%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 17%, 0%, 14%) 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 7.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBB7DC
HEX#CBB7DC
RGBrgb(203, 183, 220)
HSLhsl(272, 35%, 79%)
HSVhsv(272, 17%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 17%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.056 309.4)
LABlab(77.02% 12.48 -15.93)
LCHlch(77.02% 20.24 308.07)

What #CBB7DC 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 #CBB7DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.33Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 7.44Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.28Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 9.91Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 10.36Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 11.35

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

#CBB7DC Channel Values

How #CBB7DC 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 183 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 35% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 17% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBB7DC 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBB7DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBB7DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBB7DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBB7DC
Complementary
#C8DCB7
Analogous
#B8B7DC
Analogous
#DCB7DB
Triadic
#DCCBB7
Triadic
#B7DCCB
Split comp.
#DBDCB7
Split comp.
#B7DCB8

Tints & Shades of #CBB7DC

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

#D2C1E1
#D7C8E4
#DFD2E9
#E6DDEE
#EEE7F3
#F3EEF7

Shades

#AF91CA
#966EB9
#7B4EA2
#5E3C7C
#412956
#271934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBB7DC.

How #CBB7DC 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#CBB7DC
Protanopia#BBBBDC
Protanomaly#C1B9DC
Deuteranopia#BEBEDC
Deuteranomaly#C3BBDC
Tritanopia#C6BCBC
Tritanomaly#C8BACA
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBB7DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbb7dc: #CBB7DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBB7DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbb7dc': '#CBB7DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.718, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_cbb7dc">#CBB7DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBB7DC"

More Purple Colors

#CBB7DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBB7DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBB7DC?

#CBB7DC is a light purple — rgb(203, 183, 220) in RGB and hsl(272, 35%, 79%) 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 7.33.

What is the RGB value of #CBB7DC?

#CBB7DC is rgb(203, 183, 220) — red 203, green 183, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBB7DC?

#CBB7DC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 17%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBB7DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBB7DC scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBB7DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBB7DC 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 7.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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