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#CBC5E2 Color

#CBC5E2 is rgb(203, 197, 226) in RGB, hsl(252, 33%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBC5E2
HEX#CBC5E2
RGBrgb(203, 197, 226)
HSLhsl(252, 33%, 83%)
HSVhsv(252, 13%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.041 295)
LABlab(80.70% 6.30 -13.69)
LCHlch(80.70% 15.07 294.71)

What #CBC5E2 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 #CBC5E2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.29Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 5.66Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 6.18Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 6.26Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 7.64Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.5

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

#CBC5E2 Channel Values

How #CBC5E2 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 197 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 33% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 13% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBC5E2 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 text12.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBC5E2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBC5E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBC5E2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBC5E2
Complementary
#DCE2C5
Analogous
#C5CEE2
Analogous
#D9C5E2
Triadic
#E2CBC5
Triadic
#C5E2CB
Split comp.
#E2D9C5
Split comp.
#CEE2C5

Tints & Shades of #CBC5E2

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

#D1CCE5
#D7D3E9
#DDDAEC
#E7E4F1
#EDEBF5
#F3F1F8

Shades

#A9A0CF
#8577BB
#6454A6
#4E4181
#372E5C
#1F1A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBC5E2.

How #CBC5E2 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#CBC5E2
Protanopia#C6C6E2
Protanomaly#C8C6E2
Deuteranopia#C7C7E2
Deuteranomaly#C9C6E2
Tritanopia#C7C9C9
Tritanomaly#C9C7D3
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBC5E2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbc5e2: #CBC5E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBC5E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbc5e2': '#CBC5E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.773, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_cbc5e2">#CBC5E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBC5E2"

More Blue Colors

#CBC5E2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBC5E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBC5E2?

#CBC5E2 is a lightest blue — rgb(203, 197, 226) in RGB and hsl(252, 33%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #CBC5E2?

#CBC5E2 is rgb(203, 197, 226) — red 203, green 197, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBC5E2?

#CBC5E2 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBC5E2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBC5E2 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBC5E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBC5E2 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 7.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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