#cb8ac6

Color #cb8ac6

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 7.92 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-300 #f4a8ff · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cb8ac6

RGB

rgb(203, 138, 198)

HSL

hsl(304.6, 38.5%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.6, 32%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32%, 2.5%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(65.71, 34.32, -21.1)

LCH

lch(65.71, 40.29, 328.42)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.1117, 329.33)

HWB

hwb(304.6, 54.1%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8acb8f

Analogous

#b08acb

#cb8ac6

#cb8aa6

Triadic

#cb8ac6

#c6cb8a

#8ac6cb

Split-complementary

#cb8ac6

#a6cb8a

#8acbb0

Tetradic

#cb8ac6

#cb8f8a

#8acb8f

#8ac6cb

Square

#cb8ac6

#cbb08a

#8acb8f

#8aa6cb

Shades

Color #cb8ac6 mixed toward black.

#ba63b3

#9e4697

#763471

#4f234b

#271126

Tints

Color #cb8ac6 mixed toward white.

#d49ed0

#dcb1d9

#e5c5e3

#eed8ec

#f6ecf6

Tones

Color #cb8ac6 mixed toward gray.

#c690c2

#c095bd

#bb9ab8

#b5a0b4

#b0a5af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b2ba · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#b6bbb7 · ΔE 25

Tritanopia

#c8afad · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cb8ac6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cb8ac6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#cb8ac6 (#cb8ac6) is rgb(203, 138, 198) in RGB.

No, #cb8ac6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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