#cb9beb

Color #cb9beb

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.76 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cb9beb

RGB

rgb(203, 155, 235)

HSL

hsl(276, 66.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 34%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 34%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(70.97, 32.36, -33.5)

LCH

lch(70.97, 46.58, 314.01)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.1223, 311.16)

HWB

hwb(276, 60.8%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbeb9b

Analogous

#a39beb

#cb9beb

#eb9be3

Triadic

#cb9beb

#ebcb9b

#9bebcb

Split-complementary

#cb9beb

#e3eb9b

#9beba3

Tetradic

#cb9beb

#eb9bbb

#bbeb9b

#9bebcb

Square

#cb9beb

#eba39b

#bbeb9b

#9be3eb

Shades

Color #cb9beb mixed toward black.

#af65e0

#932fd5

#6f20a3

#4a166c

#250b36

Tints

Color #cb9beb mixed toward white.

#d4acee

#dcbcf2

#e5cdf5

#eedef8

#f6eefc

Tones

Color #cb9beb mixed toward gray.

#caa2e4

#c8a8de

#c7afd7

#c6b6d0

#c4bcca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8db · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#bbbed7 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#c9cdca · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cb9beb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cb9beb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#cb9beb (#cb9beb) is rgb(203, 155, 235) in RGB.

No, #cb9beb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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