What color is #CBB8E6?

#CBB8E6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBB8E6?

The RGB value is 203, 184, 230: 203 red, 184 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBB8E6?

The complementary color is #D3E6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB8E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB8E6 color

#CBB8E6 rgb(203, 184, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CBB8E6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 72.2% green and 90.2% blue (203, 184, 230).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 48% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Viking Diva (#CABAE0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#CBB8E6 color codes

HEX	`#CBB8E6`
RGB	`rgb(203, 184, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 72.2%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 48%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 20%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.69, 15.44, -20.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.69, 25.64, 307.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.049, 52.691, 82.065)`
Decimal	`13351142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB8E6, 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 #CBB8E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB8E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #CBB8E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb8e6; }
.text { color: #cbb8e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb8e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 184 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb8e6, #e2b8e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CBB8E6?: #CBB8E6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBB8E6?: The RGB value is 203, 184, 230: 203 red, 184 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB8E6?: The complementary color is #D3E6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB8E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.