What color is #CB99FD?

#CB99FD is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB99FD?

The RGB value is 203, 153, 253: 203 red, 153 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB99FD?

The complementary color is #CBFD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB99FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB99FD color

#CB99FD rgb(203, 153, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CB99FD is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 60% green and 99.2% blue (203, 153, 253).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 96% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Diva (#C9A0FF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#CB99FD color codes

HEX	`#CB99FD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 153, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 60%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 96%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 40%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 40%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.26, 37.33, -42.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.26, 56.82, 311.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.746, 42.571, 98.295)`
Decimal	`13343229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB99FD, 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 #CB99FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB99FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #CB99FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb99fd; }
.text { color: #cb99fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb99fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 153 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb99fd, #fd99fd); }

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Questions

What color is #CB99FD?: #CB99FD is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB99FD?: The RGB value is 203, 153, 253: 203 red, 153 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB99FD?: The complementary color is #CBFD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB99FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.