#CB4AC9
Closest named color: Pinky Purple (#C94CBE). oklch(63% 0.217 328.4), rgb(203, 74, 201).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.36:1).
About this color
#CB4AC9 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.217 and its hue 328°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pinky Purple (#C94CBE), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.36:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.217) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pinky Purple (#C94CBE) |
| Black text | 5.36:1 |
| White text | 3.91:1 |
Values
| HEX | #CB4AC9 |
| RGB | rgb(203, 74, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 55%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.217 328.4) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #CB4AC9 | 3.91:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #CB4AC9 | 5.36:1 | AA | Lc 38.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #CB4AC9 text on white | 3.91:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #CB4AC9 text on black | 5.36:1 | AA | Lc -36.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#FBF2FA
oklch(97% 0.014 329.1)
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Step 100
100
#F6E3F4
oklch(93.6% 0.03 329.1)
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Step 200
200
#F0CCED
oklch(88.6% 0.059 328.7)
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Step 300
300
#E7A8E3
oklch(80.9% 0.106 328.6)
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Step 400
400
#D876D5
oklch(70.8% 0.169 328.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#CB4AC9
oklch(63% 0.217 328.4)
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Step 600
600
#B720B6
oklch(55.7% 0.237 328.5)
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Step 700
700
#9D0C9D
oklch(49.2% 0.22 328.3)
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Step 800
800
#7F137F
oklch(42.7% 0.182 328.2)
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Step 900
900
#671B66
oklch(37.8% 0.141 328.5)
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Step 950
950
#3C123C
oklch(27% 0.089 327.7)
#CB4AC9 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #3B76CD | 0.226 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6A87C6 | 0.195 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #D15A83 | 0.120 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.219 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #CB4AC9
#CB4AC9
oklch(63% 0.217 328.4)
- #00A544
#00A544
oklch(63% 0.18 148.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #CB4AC9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #CB4AC9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.018
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.031
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.037
- Purple Pink #D725DE ΔE 0.058
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.069
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.078
- Orchid #DA70D6 ΔE 0.080
- Pale Magenta #D767AD ΔE 0.085
Use #CB4AC9 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.