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#CBBDCA Color

#CBBDCA is rgb(203, 189, 202) in RGB, hsl(304, 12%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBBDCA
HEX#CBBDCA
RGBrgb(203, 189, 202)
HSLhsl(304, 12%, 77%)
HSVhsv(304, 7%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.024 328)
LABlab(78.08% 6.84 -4.69)
LCHlch(78.08% 8.30 325.57)

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

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

#CBBDCA Channel Values

How #CBBDCA 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 189 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 12% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 7% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBBDCA 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CBBDCA

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CBBDCA

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

Shades

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

How #CBBDCA 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#CBBDCA
Protanopia#BFBFCA
Protanomaly#C4BECA
Deuteranopia#C2C2CA
Deuteranomaly#C6C0CA
Tritanopia#C9BFBF
Tritanomaly#CABEC3
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBBDCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbbdca: #CBBDCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBBDCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbbdca': '#CBBDCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.741, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_cbbdca">#CBBDCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBBDCA"

More Pink Colors

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

#CBBDCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBBDCA?

#CBBDCA is a light pink — rgb(203, 189, 202) in RGB and hsl(304, 12%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.33.

What is the RGB value of #CBBDCA?

#CBBDCA is rgb(203, 189, 202) — red 203, green 189, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBBDCA?

#CBBDCA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBBDCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBBDCA scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBBDCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBBDCA 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 7.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #CBBDCA in a Tool

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