What color is #CBB9FF?

#CBB9FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBB9FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #CBB9FF?

The complementary color is #EDFFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB9FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB9FF color

#CBB9FF rgb(203, 185, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CBB9FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 72.5% green and 100% blue (203, 185, 255).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#CBB9FF color codes

HEX	`#CBB9FF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 185, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 72.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 27%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.82, 20.27, -32.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.82, 38.05, 302.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.024, 54.614, 101.968)`
Decimal	`13351423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB9FF, 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 #CBB9FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB9FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #CBB9FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb9ff; }
.text { color: #cbb9ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb9ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 185 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb9ff, #eeb9ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBB9FF?: #CBB9FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBB9FF?: The RGB value is 203, 185, 255: 203 red, 185 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB9FF?: The complementary color is #EDFFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB9FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.