What color is #CBBADC?

#CBBADC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBADC?

The RGB value is 203, 186, 220: 203 red, 186 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBADC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBBADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBADC color

#CBBADC rgb(203, 186, 220)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 72.9% green and 86.3% blue (203, 186, 220).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lucid Dreams (#CCBBDD), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#CBBADC color codes

HEX	`#CBBADC`
RGB	`rgb(203, 186, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 72.9%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.86, 12.33, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.86, 19.27, 309.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.103, 52.982, 75.02)`
Decimal	`13351644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBADC, 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 #CBBADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #CBBADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbadc; }
.text { color: #cbbadc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbadc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 186 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbadc, #dcbadc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CBBADC?: #CBBADC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBADC?: The RGB value is 203, 186, 220: 203 red, 186 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBADC?: The complementary color is #CBDCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.