What color is #CBBEDD?

#CBBEDD 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 #CBBEDD?

The RGB value is 203, 190, 221: 203 red, 190 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBEDD?

The complementary color is #D0DDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBEDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBEDD color

#CBBEDD rgb(203, 190, 221)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.5% green and 86.7% blue (203, 190, 221).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 31% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#CBBEDD color codes

HEX	`#CBBEDD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 190, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 74.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 31%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.89, 10.37, -13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.89, 17.27, 306.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.091, 54.744, 76.004)`
Decimal	`13352669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBEDD, 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 #CBBEDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBEDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #CBBEDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbedd; }
.text { color: #cbbedd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbedd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 190 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbedd, #dbbedd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBBEDD?: #CBBEDD 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 #CBBEDD?: The RGB value is 203, 190, 221: 203 red, 190 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBEDD?: The complementary color is #D0DDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBEDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.