What color is #CB89CA?

#CB89CA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB89CA?

The RGB value is 203, 137, 202: 203 red, 137 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB89CA?

The complementary color is #89CB8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB89CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB89CA color

#CB89CA rgb(203, 137, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CB89CA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 53.7% green and 79.2% blue (203, 137, 202).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 39% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#CB89CA color codes

HEX	`#CB89CA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 137, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 53.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 39%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 33%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.63, 35.6, -23.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.63, 42.63, 326.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.234, 34.854, 60.263)`
Decimal	`13339082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB89CA, 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 #CB89CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB89CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #CB89CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb89ca; }
.text { color: #cb89ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb89ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 137 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb89ca, #cb89a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #CB89CA?: #CB89CA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB89CA?: The RGB value is 203, 137, 202: 203 red, 137 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB89CA?: The complementary color is #89CB8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB89CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.