What color is #CBBDDC?

#CBBDDC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBDDC?

The RGB value is 203, 189, 220: 203 red, 189 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBDDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBBDDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBDDC color

#CBBDDC rgb(203, 189, 220)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.1% green and 86.3% blue (203, 189, 220).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#CBBDDC color codes

HEX	`#CBBDDC`
RGB	`rgb(203, 189, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 74.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.61, 10.71, -13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.61, 17.38, 308.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.742, 54.259, 75.233)`
Decimal	`13352412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBDDC, 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 #CBBDDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBDDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	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 #CBBDDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbddc; }
.text { color: #cbbddc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbddc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 189 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbddc, #dabddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBBDDC?: #CBBDDC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBDDC?: The RGB value is 203, 189, 220: 203 red, 189 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBDDC?: The complementary color is #CEDCBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBDDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.