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#CBC7DB Color

#CBC7DB is rgb(203, 199, 219) in RGB, hsl(252, 22%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Languid Lavender (#D6CADD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBC7DB
HEX#CBC7DB
RGBrgb(203, 199, 219)
HSLhsl(252, 22%, 82%)
HSVhsv(252, 9%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.028 295)
LABlab(81.03% 4.25 -9.47)
LCHlch(81.03% 10.38 294.19)

What #CBC7DB 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 #CBC7DB, 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 blue in the library.

#CBC7DB Channel Values

How #CBC7DB 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 199 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 22% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 9% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBC7DB 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CBC7DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBC7DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CBC7DB

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 #CBC7DB.

How #CBC7DB 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#CBC7DB
Protanopia#C8C8DB
Protanomaly#C9C7DB
Deuteranopia#C8C8DB
Deuteranomaly#C9C8DB
Tritanopia#C8CACA
Tritanomaly#C9C9D1
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBC7DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbc7db: #CBC7DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBC7DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbc7db': '#CBC7DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.780, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_cbc7db">#CBC7DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBC7DB"

More Blue Colors

#CBC7DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBC7DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBC7DB?

#CBC7DB is a lightest blue — rgb(203, 199, 219) in RGB and hsl(252, 22%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Languid Lavender (#D6CADD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.52.

What is the RGB value of #CBC7DB?

#CBC7DB is rgb(203, 199, 219) — red 203, green 199, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBC7DB?

#CBC7DB converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBC7DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBC7DB scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBC7DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBC7DB 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 8.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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