#cbb8c9

Color #cbb8c9

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cbb8c9

RGB

rgb(203, 184, 201)

HSL

hsl(306.3, 15.4%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.3, 9.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 1%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(76.8, 9.76, -6.11)

LCH

lch(76.8, 11.51, 327.95)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0317, 329.22)

HWB

hwb(306.3, 72.2%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8cbba

Analogous

#c4b8cb

#cbb8c9

#cbb8c0

Triadic

#cbb8c9

#c9cbb8

#b8c9cb

Split-complementary

#cbb8c9

#c0cbb8

#b8cbc4

Tetradic

#cbb8c9

#cbbab8

#b8cbba

#b8c9cb

Square

#cbb8c9

#cbc4b8

#b8cbba

#b8c0cb

Shades

Color #cbb8c9 mixed toward black.

#b093ad

#946e90

#70526d

#4a3748

#251b24

Tints

Color #cbb8c9 mixed toward white.

#d4c4d2

#dcd0db

#e5dce4

#eee7ed

#f6f3f6

Tones

Color #cbb8c9 mixed toward gray.

#c9bac8

#c8bbc7

#c6bdc5

#c5bec4

#c3c0c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3c5 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#c4c6c4 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#cac2c1 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 11.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cbb8c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbb8c9]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#cbb8c9 (#cbb8c9) is rgb(203, 184, 201) in RGB.

No, #cbb8c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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