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#CBC2EB closest to York Plum

#CBC2EB is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is York Plum. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 76.1% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(203, 194, 235)). Its HSL value is 253° hue, 51% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #CBC2EB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.46:1.

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#CBC2EB color conversion

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Variations of #CBC2EB

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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#CBC2EB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CBC2EBE2EBC2
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Split complementary

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

CBC2EBEBDFC2CDEBC2
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CBC2EBC2CDEBDFC2EB
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Triadic

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

CBC2EBEBCBC2C2EBCB
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Tetradic

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

CBC2EBEBC2E2E2EBC2C2EBCB
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

CBC2EBEBC2CDE2EBC2C2EBE0
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#CBC2EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CBC2EB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BBC7EA
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAC8ED
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEC6EC
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBC7EA
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0C5EA
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5C8D0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C9C5DF
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8C6D1

#CBC2EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#CBC2EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.46:1 Super#CBC2EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBC2EB in CSS

/* York Plum */
.color { color: #CBC2EB; }
.background { background-color: #CBC2EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CBC2EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 194 235);
color: hsl(253 51% 84%);
color: oklch(0.835 0.057 295.2);

#CBC2EB FAQ

What color is #CBC2EB?

#CBC2EB 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 #CBC2EB?

#CBC2EB is rgb(203, 194, 235) in RGB, hsl(253, 51%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBC2EB?

The complementary color of #CBC2EB is #E2EBC2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBC2EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBC2EB: 12.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBC2EB a warm or cool color?

#CBC2EB is a cool color.