What color is #CB88BD?

#CB88BD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB88BD?

The RGB value is 203, 136, 189: 203 red, 136 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB88BD?

The complementary color is #88CB96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB88BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB88BD color

#CB88BD rgb(203, 136, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CB88BD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 53.3% green and 74.1% blue (203, 136, 189).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 39% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#CB88BD color codes

HEX	`#CB88BD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 136, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 53.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 39%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 33%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.95, 33.78, -17.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.95, 37.92, 333)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.618, 33.981, 52.448)`
Decimal	`13338813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB88BD, 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 #CB88BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB88BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #CB88BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb88bd; }
.text { color: #cb88bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb88bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 136 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb88bd, #cb889b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CB88BD?: #CB88BD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB88BD?: The RGB value is 203, 136, 189: 203 red, 136 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB88BD?: The complementary color is #88CB96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB88BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.