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#cba6eb color: Tropical Violet

#cba6eb is rgb(203, 166, 235) in RGB and oklch(78.208% 0.1036 308.585) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

78.2%
0.104
309°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.19:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #cba6eb

#cba6eb is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 78.2% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.06:1 contrast and black text 10.19:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Tropical Violet (#cda5df). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #cba6eb mixed with white

  1. cba6eb
  2. d0afed
  3. d5b8f0
  4. dac1f2
  5. e0caf4
  6. e5d2f6
  7. eadbf8
  8. efe4fa
  9. f4edfc
  10. faf6fd

Darker: #cba6eb mixed with black

  1. cba6eb
  2. b090cc
  3. 967aae
  4. 7d6591
  5. 655175
  6. 4d3e5b
  7. 372b41
  8. 221a29
  9. 0f0a13
  10. 020103

Calmer: #cba6eb with less saturation

  1. cba6eb
  2. c9a8e6
  3. c7aae1
  4. c5acdc
  5. c3aed7
  6. c1b0d2
  7. c0b1cd
  8. beb3c8
  9. bcb5c2
  10. bab6bd

Questions about #cba6eb

What color is #cba6eb?

#cba6eb is bright light purple. The closest named color is Tropical Violet. In RGB it is rgb(203, 166, 235), in HSL hsl(272.17, 63.3%, 78.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.208% 0.1036 308.585).

What colors go well with #cba6eb?

The complementary color of #cba6eb is #a4c57d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a9b1fa and #e49ecf. The triadic partners are #e4ac6d and #5ccdc5.

Is white or black text more readable on #cba6eb?

Black text reads better on #cba6eb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and black gives 10.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cba6eb a warm or cool color?

#cba6eb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 78.2% and its chroma 0.104.