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#CBC2EE closest to York Plum

#CBC2EE 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 93.3% blue (rgb(203, 194, 238)). Its HSL value is 252° hue, 56% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #CBC2EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.49:1.

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#CBC2EE color conversion

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Variations of #CBC2EE

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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#CBC2EE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CBC2EEE5EEC2
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Split complementary

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

CBC2EEEEE1C2CFEEC2
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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.

CBC2EEEECBC2C2EECB
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Tetradic

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

CBC2EEEEC2E5E5EEC2C2EECB
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CBC2EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CBC2EE 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 #BAC7ED
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9C8F0
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEC6EF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BAC7ED
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFC5ED
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5C9D1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C9C5E1
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8C6D2

#CBC2EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.68:1 Very poor#CBC2EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.49:1 Super#CBC2EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBC2EE in CSS

/* York Plum */
.color { color: #CBC2EE; }
.background { background-color: #CBC2EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CBC2EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 194 238);
color: hsl(252 56% 85%);
color: oklch(0.836 0.062 294.4);

#CBC2EE FAQ

What color is #CBC2EE?

#CBC2EE 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 #CBC2EE?

#CBC2EE is rgb(203, 194, 238) in RGB, hsl(252, 56%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 18%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBC2EE?

The complementary color of #CBC2EE is #E5EEC2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBC2EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBC2EE: 12.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBC2EE a warm or cool color?

#CBC2EE is a cool color.