What color is #CBC3E3?

#CBC3E3 is a very light, desaturated violet known as Light Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Light Purple?

The RGB value is 203, 195, 227: 203 red, 195 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Light Purple?

The complementary color is #DBE3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC3E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Light Purple color: hex code #CBC3E3

#CBC3E3 rgb(203, 195, 227)

Shades of purple

Light Purple has the hex code #CBC3E3. It is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 76.5% green and 89% blue (203, 195, 227).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 36% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

Light Purple (#CBC3E3) color codes

HEX	`#CBC3E3`
RGB	`rgb(203, 195, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 76.5%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 36%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.33, 8.89, -14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.33, 17.32, 300.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.006, 57.273, 80.657)`
Decimal	`13353955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Light Purple, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CBC3E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC3E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CBC3E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc3e3; }
.text { color: #cbc3e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc3e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 195 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc3e3, #dbc3e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CBC3E3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CBC3E3?: #CBC3E3 is a very light, desaturated violet known as Light Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Light Purple?: The RGB value is 203, 195, 227: 203 red, 195 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Light Purple?: The complementary color is #DBE3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC3E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.