CBBFEB

#CBBFEB closest to York Plum

#CBBFEB is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is York Plum. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.9% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(203, 191, 235)). Its HSL value is 256° hue, 52% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #CBBFEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.19:1.

#CBBFEB color conversion

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Variations of #CBBFEB

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.

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

How #CBBFEB 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 #B8C5EA
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C5ED
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCC4EC
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8C5EA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEC3EA
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5C5CE
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C9C2DE
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7C4D0

#CBBFEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#CBBFEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.19:1 Super#CBBFEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBBFEB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 191 235);
color: hsl(256 52% 84%);
color: oklch(0.829 0.062 297.5);

#CBBFEB FAQ

What color is #CBBFEB?

#CBBFEB 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 #CBBFEB?

#CBBFEB is rgb(203, 191, 235) in RGB, hsl(256, 52%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBBFEB?

The complementary color of #CBBFEB is #DFEBBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBBFEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBBFEB: 12.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBBFEB a warm or cool color?

#CBBFEB is a cool color.