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#CBBEEF closest to York Plum

#CBBEEF 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 93.7% blue (rgb(203, 190, 239)). Its HSL value is 256° hue, 60% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #CBBEEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.15:1.

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Variations of #CBBEEF

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

How #CBBEEF 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 #B6C4EE
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4C5F1
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAC3F0
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6C4EE
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDC3EE
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5C5CF
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C9C1E1
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6C3D0

#CBBEEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#CBBEEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.15:1 Super#CBBEEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBBEEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 190 239);
color: hsl(256 60% 84%);
color: oklch(0.828 0.069 297.0);

#CBBEEF FAQ

What color is #CBBEEF?

#CBBEEF 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 #CBBEEF?

#CBBEEF is rgb(203, 190, 239) in RGB, hsl(256, 60%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 21%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBBEEF?

The complementary color of #CBBEEF is #E2EFBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBBEEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBBEEF: 12.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBBEEF a warm or cool color?

#CBBEEF is a cool color.