What color is #CB99C9?

#CB99C9 is a light, desaturated magenta known as Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pastel Violet?

The RGB value is 203, 153, 201: 203 red, 153 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pastel Violet?

The complementary color is #99CB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB99C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pastel Violet color: hex code #CB99C9

#CB99C9 rgb(203, 153, 201)

Shades of purple

Pastel Violet has the hex code #CB99C9. It is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 60% green and 78.8% blue (203, 153, 201).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

Pastel Violet (#CB99C9) color codes

HEX	`#CB99C9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 153, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 60%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.25, 26.68, -17.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.25, 31.85, 326.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.561, 39.697, 60.457)`
Decimal	`13343177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pastel Violet, 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 #CB99C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB99C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #CB99C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb99c9; }
.text { color: #cb99c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb99c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 153 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb99c9, #cb99b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CB99C9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CB99C9?: #CB99C9 is a light, desaturated magenta known as Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pastel Violet?: The RGB value is 203, 153, 201: 203 red, 153 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pastel Violet?: The complementary color is #99CB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB99C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.