What color is #CBBCD9?

#CBBCD9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBCD9?

The RGB value is 203, 188, 217: 203 red, 188 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBCD9?

The complementary color is #CAD9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBCD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBCD9 color

#CBBCD9 rgb(203, 188, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CBBCD9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 73.7% green and 85.1% blue (203, 188, 217).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#CBBCD9 color codes

HEX	`#CBBCD9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 188, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 73.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.27, 10.66, -12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.27, 16.49, 310.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.134, 53.673, 73.088)`
Decimal	`13352153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBCD9, 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 #CBBCD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBCD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #CBBCD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbcd9; }
.text { color: #cbbcd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbcd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 188 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbcd9, #d9bcd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CBBCD9?: #CBBCD9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBCD9?: The RGB value is 203, 188, 217: 203 red, 188 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBCD9?: The complementary color is #CAD9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBCD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.