CB89CB

#CB89CB closest to Violaceous

#CB89CB is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 53.7% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(203, 137, 203)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 39% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #CB89CB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.98:1.

#CB89CB color conversion

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Variations of #CB89CB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#CB89CB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CB89CB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CB89CB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #95A3C9
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #849ACE
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C97CC
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #95A3C9
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A79BCA
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CF8FA1
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CD8BB9
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9F9F9F
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AC9AAC

#CB89CB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.63:1 Very poor#CB89CB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.98:1 Very good#CB89CB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CB89CB in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #CB89CB; }
.background { background-color: #CB89CB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CB89CB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 137 203);
color: hsl(300 39% 67%);
color: oklch(0.718 0.118 326.7);

#CB89CB FAQ

What color is #CB89CB?

#CB89CB is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Violaceous. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CB89CB?

#CB89CB is rgb(203, 137, 203) in RGB, hsl(300, 39%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 33%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CB89CB?

The complementary color of #CB89CB is #89CB89, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CB89CB?

Black text has the best contrast on #CB89CB: 7.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CB89CB a warm or cool color?

#CB89CB is a cool color.