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#CBBBED Color

#CBBBED is rgb(203, 187, 237) in RGB, hsl(259, 58%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 7%) 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 7.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBBBED
HEX#CBBBED
RGBrgb(203, 187, 237)
HSLhsl(259, 58%, 83%)
HSVhsv(259, 21%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.071 299.5)
LABlab(78.49% 13.08 -22.87)
LCHlch(78.49% 26.34 299.76)

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

Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 7.53Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 7.53Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.65Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.91Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.75Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 12.09

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

#CBBBED Channel Values

How #CBBBED 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 187 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 58% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 21% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBBBED 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CBBBED

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

Base
#CBBBED
Complementary
#DDEDBB
Analogous
#BBC4ED
Analogous
#E4BBED
Triadic
#EDCABB
Triadic
#BBEDCA
Split comp.
#EDE4BB
Split comp.
#C4EDBB

Tints & Shades of #CBBBED

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

#D1C3EF
#D7CBF1
#DDD3F3
#E6DFF6
#ECE7F9
#F3EFFB

Shades

#A88EE1
#835ED4
#6234C5
#4C2999
#361D6D
#1E103C

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

How #CBBBED 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#CBBBED
Protanopia#BEBEED
Protanomaly#C3BDED
Deuteranopia#C0C0ED
Deuteranomaly#C5BEED
Tritanopia#C4C2C2
Tritanomaly#C7BFD5
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBBBED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbbbed: #CBBBED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBBBED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbbbed': '#CBBBED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.733, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cbbbed">#CBBBED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBBBED"

More Purple Colors

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

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#CBBBED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBBBED?

#CBBBED is a lightest purple — rgb(203, 187, 237) in RGB and hsl(259, 58%, 83%) 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 7.53.

What is the RGB value of #CBBBED?

#CBBBED is rgb(203, 187, 237) — red 203, green 187, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBBBED?

#CBBBED converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBBBED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBBBED scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBBBED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBBBED 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 13.84, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.