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#CBBEEC closest to York Plum

#CBBEEC is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is York Plum. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.5% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(203, 190, 236)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 55% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #CBBEEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.12:1.

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#CBBEEC color conversion

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Variations of #CBBEEC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CBBEEC 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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#CBBEEC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7C4EB
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5C5EE
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBC3ED
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7C4EB
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDC2EB
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5C5CD
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C9C1DF
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6C3CF

#CBBEEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#CBBEEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.12:1 Super#CBBEEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBBEEC in CSS

/* York Plum */
.color { color: #CBBEEC; }
.background { background-color: #CBBEEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CBBEEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 190 236);
color: hsl(257 55% 84%);
color: oklch(0.827 0.065 297.9);

#CBBEEC FAQ

What color is #CBBEEC?

#CBBEEC is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is York Plum. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CBBEEC?

#CBBEEC is rgb(203, 190, 236) in RGB, hsl(257, 55%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBBEEC?

The complementary color of #CBBEEC is #DFECBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBBEEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBBEEC: 12.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBBEEC a warm or cool color?

#CBBEEC is a cool color.