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#CBB7EB Color

#CBB7EB is rgb(203, 183, 235) in RGB, hsl(263, 57%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBB7EB
HEX#CBB7EB
RGBrgb(203, 183, 235)
HSLhsl(263, 57%, 82%)
HSVhsv(263, 22%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.075 302.3)
LABlab(77.44% 14.80 -23.37)
LCHlch(77.44% 27.66 302.34)

What #CBB7EB 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 #CBB7EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 9.19Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.34Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.63Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.71Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.75Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.88

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

#CBB7EB Channel Values

How #CBB7EB 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 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 57% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 22% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBB7EB 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBB7EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBB7EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBB7EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBB7EB
Complementary
#D7EBB7
Analogous
#B7BDEB
Analogous
#E5B7EB
Triadic
#EBCBB7
Triadic
#B7EBCB
Split comp.
#EBE5B7
Split comp.
#BDEBB7

Tints & Shades of #CBB7EB

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

#D1BFED
#D9CBF1
#DFD3F3
#E5DBF5
#EBE3F7
#F3EFFB

Shades

#AB8BDF
#8B5FD3
#6C36C4
#522994
#391D68
#21103C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBB7EB.

How #CBB7EB 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#CBB7EB
Protanopia#BBBBEB
Protanomaly#C1B9EB
Deuteranopia#BEBEEB
Deuteranomaly#C3BBEB
Tritanopia#C4BFBF
Tritanomaly#C7BCD2
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBB7EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbb7eb: #CBB7EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBB7EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbb7eb': '#CBB7EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.718, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_cbb7eb">#CBB7EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBB7EB"

More Purple Colors

#CBB7EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBB7EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBB7EB?

#CBB7EB is a lightest purple — rgb(203, 183, 235) in RGB and hsl(263, 57%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.19.

What is the RGB value of #CBB7EB?

#CBB7EB is rgb(203, 183, 235) — red 203, green 183, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBB7EB?

#CBB7EB converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBB7EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBB7EB scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBB7EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBB7EB 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 14.67, which is visibly different.

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