What color is #CBBCDD?

#CBBCDD 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 #CBBCDD?

The RGB value is 203, 188, 221: 203 red, 188 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBCDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBBCDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBCDD color

#CBBCDD rgb(203, 188, 221)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 73.7% green and 86.7% blue (203, 188, 221).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lucid Dreams (#CCBBDD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#CBBCDD color codes

HEX	`#CBBCDD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 188, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 73.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.39, 11.45, -14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.39, 18.52, 308.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.661, 53.884, 75.861)`
Decimal	`13352157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBCDD, 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 #CBBCDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBCDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #CBBCDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbcdd; }
.text { color: #cbbcdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbcdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 188 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbcdd, #dcbcdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CBBCDD?: #CBBCDD 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 #CBBCDD?: The RGB value is 203, 188, 221: 203 red, 188 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBCDD?: The complementary color is #CEDDBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBCDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.