#CBC2F5 Color

#CBC2F5 is rgb(203, 194, 245) in RGB, hsl(251, 72%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBC2F5

HEX#CBC2F5

RGBrgb(203, 194, 245)

HSLhsl(251, 72%, 86%)

HSVhsv(251, 21%, 96%)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 4%)

OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.071 292.9)

LABlab(80.46% 10.82 -24.17)

LCHlch(80.46% 26.48 294.11)

What #CBC2F5 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 #CBC2F5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 4.3 Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 5.78 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.53 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.07 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 13.08 Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 14.21

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

#CBC2F5 Channel Values

How #CBC2F5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 203 · G 194 · B 245	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 251° · S 72% · L 86%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 251° · S 21% · V 96%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 17% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 4%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.67:1 vs white · 12.57:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBC2F5 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBC2F5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBC2F5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBC2F5; 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 #CBC2F5

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 #CBC2F5.

How #CBC2F5 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#CBC2F5

Protanopia#C4C4F5

Protanomaly#C7C3F5

Deuteranopia#C5C5F5

Deuteranomaly#C7C4F5

Tritanopia#C4C9C9

Tritanomaly#C7C6DC

Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBC2F5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbc2f5: #CBC2F5;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBC2F5;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbc2f5': '#CBC2F5' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.761, blue: 0.961)

Android XML<color name="color_cbc2f5">#CBC2F5</color>

SVG fillfill="#CBC2F5"

More Blue Colors

#CBC2F5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#CBC2F5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBC2F5?

#CBC2F5 is a lightest blue — rgb(203, 194, 245) in RGB and hsl(251, 72%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.3.

What is the RGB value of #CBC2F5?

#CBC2F5 is rgb(203, 194, 245) — red 203, green 194, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBC2F5?

#CBC2F5 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBC2F5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBC2F5 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBC2F5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBC2F5 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 15.12, which is visibly different.

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