What color is #CBB0D5?

#CBB0D5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBB0D5?

The RGB value is 203, 176, 213: 203 red, 176 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBB0D5?

The complementary color is #BAD5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB0D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB0D5 color

#CBB0D5 rgb(203, 176, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CBB0D5 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 69% green and 83.5% blue (203, 176, 213).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#CBB0D5 color codes

HEX	`#CBB0D5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 176, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 69%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 31%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 17%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.17, 16.38, -15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.17, 22.25, 317.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.162, 48.552, 69.561)`
Decimal	`13349077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB0D5, 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 #CBB0D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB0D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #CBB0D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb0d5; }
.text { color: #cbb0d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb0d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 176 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb0d5, #d5b0cd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CBB0D5?: #CBB0D5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBB0D5?: The RGB value is 203, 176, 213: 203 red, 176 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB0D5?: The complementary color is #BAD5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB0D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.