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#CBC2FE Color

#CBC2FE is rgb(203, 194, 254) in RGB, hsl(249, 97%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 24%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBC2FE
HEX#CBC2FE
RGBrgb(203, 194, 254)
HSLhsl(249, 97%, 88%)
HSVhsv(249, 24%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 24%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.083 291.4)
LABlab(80.72% 12.31 -28.55)
LCHlch(80.72% 31.09 293.33)

What #CBC2FE 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 #CBC2FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 6.26Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 8.64Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 9.3Soap#CEC8EFΔE 11.02Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.71Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 14.47

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

#CBC2FE Channel Values

How #CBC2FE 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 194 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 97% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 24% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBC2FE 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBC2FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBC2FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBC2FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBC2FE
Complementary
#F5FEC3
Analogous
#C3D7FE
Analogous
#E9C3FE
Triadic
#FECCC3
Triadic
#C3FECC
Split comp.
#FEE9C3
Split comp.
#D7FEC3

Tints & Shades of #CBC2FE

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

#D0C8FE
#D8D2FE
#DDD7FE
#E5E1FF
#EAE6FF
#F2F0FF

Shades

#9886FD
#654AFC
#310EFB
#2103C9
#17028D
#0D0150

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBC2FE.

How #CBC2FE 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#CBC2FE
Protanopia#C4C4FE
Protanomaly#C7C3FE
Deuteranopia#C5C5FE
Deuteranomaly#C7C4FE
Tritanopia#C2CBCB
Tritanomaly#C6C7E1
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBC2FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbc2fe: #CBC2FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBC2FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbc2fe': '#CBC2FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.761, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_cbc2fe">#CBC2FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBC2FE"

More Blue Colors

#CBC2FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBC2FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBC2FE?

#CBC2FE is a lightest blue — rgb(203, 194, 254) in RGB and hsl(249, 97%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #CBC2FE?

#CBC2FE is rgb(203, 194, 254) — red 203, green 194, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBC2FE?

#CBC2FE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 24%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBC2FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBC2FE scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBC2FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBC2FE 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 19.42, which is visibly different.

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