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#CBC2EF closest to York Plum

#CBC2EF 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 93.7% blue (rgb(203, 194, 239)). Its HSL value is 252° hue, 58% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #CBC2EF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.50:1.

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#CBC2EF color conversion

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Variations of #CBC2EF

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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#CBC2EF 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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#CBC2EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CBC2EF 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 #B9C7EE
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8C8F1
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDC6F0
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9C7EE
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFC6EE
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4C9D1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C9C5E2
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8C6D2

#CBC2EF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.68:1 Very poor#CBC2EF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.50:1 Super#CBC2EF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBC2EF in CSS

/* York Plum */
.color { color: #CBC2EF; }
.background { background-color: #CBC2EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CBC2EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 194 239);
color: hsl(252 58% 85%);
color: oklch(0.836 0.063 294.2);

#CBC2EF FAQ

What color is #CBC2EF?

#CBC2EF 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 #CBC2EF?

#CBC2EF is rgb(203, 194, 239) in RGB, hsl(252, 58%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBC2EF?

The complementary color of #CBC2EF is #E6EFC2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBC2EF?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBC2EF: 12.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBC2EF a warm or cool color?

#CBC2EF is a cool color.