What color is #CBB9D4?

#CBB9D4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBB9D4?

The RGB value is 203, 185, 212: 203 red, 185 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBB9D4?

The complementary color is #C2D4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB9D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB9D4 color

#CBB9D4 rgb(203, 185, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CBB9D4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 72.5% green and 83.1% blue (203, 185, 212).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#CBB9D4 color codes

HEX	`#CBB9D4`
RGB	`rgb(203, 185, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 72.5%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 13%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.37, 11.3, -11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.37, 15.93, 315.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.859, 52.148, 69.503)`
Decimal	`13351380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB9D4, 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 #CBB9D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB9D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #CBB9D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb9d4; }
.text { color: #cbb9d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb9d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 185 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb9d4, #d4b9d0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CBB9D4?: #CBB9D4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBB9D4?: The RGB value is 203, 185, 212: 203 red, 185 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB9D4?: The complementary color is #C2D4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB9D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.