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#cb8be6 color: Blush Essence

#cb8be6 is rgb(203, 139, 230) in RGB and oklch(73.327% 0.1438 315.398) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

73.3%
0.144
315°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Violet
  • purple-400
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #cb8be6

#cb8be6 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 73.3% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.51:1 contrast and black text 8.37:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blush Essence (#cc88dd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #cb8be6 mixed with white

  1. cb8be6
  2. d097e9
  3. d6a3ec
  4. dbaeef
  5. e0baf1
  6. e6c5f4
  7. ebd1f6
  8. f0dcf9
  9. f5e8fb
  10. faf3fd

Darker: #cb8be6 mixed with black

  1. cb8be6
  2. b078c8
  3. 9666ab
  4. 7d548e
  5. 654373
  6. 4d3259
  7. 372340
  8. 221428
  9. 0f0713
  10. 020103

Calmer: #cb8be6 with less saturation

  1. cb8be6
  2. c88fe0
  3. c492da
  4. c195d4
  5. be98ce
  6. ba9bc8
  7. b79ec2
  8. b3a1bc
  9. b0a4b5
  10. aca6af

Questions about #cb8be6

What color is #cb8be6?

#cb8be6 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Blush Essence. In RGB it is rgb(203, 139, 230), in HSL hsl(282.2, 64.54%, 72.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.327% 0.1438 315.398).

What colors go well with #cb8be6?

The complementary color of #cb8be6 is #7fbd5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a19aff and #e881bd. The triadic partners are #dc9a26 and #00c4c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #cb8be6?

Black text reads better on #cb8be6: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and black gives 8.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cb8be6 a warm or cool color?

#cb8be6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 73.3% and its chroma 0.144.