What color is #CB96CA?

#CB96CA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB96CA?

The RGB value is 203, 150, 202: 203 red, 150 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB96CA?

The complementary color is #96CB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB96CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB96CA color

#CB96CA rgb(203, 150, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CB96CA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 58.8% green and 79.2% blue (203, 150, 202).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 34% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Violet (#CB99C9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#CB96CA color codes

HEX	`#CB96CA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 150, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 58.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 34%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 26%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.59, 28.51, -18.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.59, 34.24, 326.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.195, 38.775, 60.917)`
Decimal	`13342410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB96CA, 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 #CB96CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB96CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #CB96CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb96ca; }
.text { color: #cb96ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb96ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 150 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb96ca, #cb96b0); }

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Questions

What color is #CB96CA?: #CB96CA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB96CA?: The RGB value is 203, 150, 202: 203 red, 150 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB96CA?: The complementary color is #96CB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB96CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.