What color is #CBC0E2?

#CBC0E2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC0E2?

The RGB value is 203, 192, 226: 203 red, 192 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC0E2?

The complementary color is #D7E2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC0E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC0E2 color

#CBC0E2 rgb(203, 192, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CBC0E2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 75.3% green and 88.6% blue (203, 192, 226).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 37% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Digital Lavender (#CAC0E1), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#CBC0E2 color codes

HEX	`#CBC0E2`
RGB	`rgb(203, 192, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 75.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 37%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.55, 10.3, -15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.55, 18.62, 303.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.203, 55.887, 79.71)`
Decimal	`13353186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC0E2, 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 #CBC0E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC0E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #CBC0E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc0e2; }
.text { color: #cbc0e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc0e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 192 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc0e2, #dcc0e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBC0E2?: #CBC0E2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC0E2?: The RGB value is 203, 192, 226: 203 red, 192 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC0E2?: The complementary color is #D7E2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC0E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.