#CBB3E6

Closest named color: Pale Violet (#CEAEFA). oklch(80.4% 0.075 306.1), rgb(203, 179, 230).

Black text reads best on this color (11.12:1).

About this color

#CBB3E6 is a light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.075 and its hue 306°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Violet (#CEAEFA), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.12:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	light (80%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.075)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Pale Violet (#CEAEFA)
Black text	11.12:1
White text	1.88:1

Values

HEX	#CBB3E6
RGB	rgb(203, 179, 230)
HSL	hsl(268, 50%, 80%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.4% 0.075 306.1)

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 #CBB3E6	1.88:1	Fails	Lc -40.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #CBB3E6	11.12:1	AAA	Lc 68.1	Content text, not long reading
#CBB3E6 text on white	1.88:1	Fails	Lc 35.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#CBB3E6 text on black	11.12:1	AAA	Lc -66.7	Content text, not long reading

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 300.

Step 50
50

#F7F4FB

oklch(97.1% 0.01 305.4)
Step 100
100

#EDE6F6

oklch(93.5% 0.023 305.6)
Step 200
200

#E0D3F0

oklch(88.6% 0.042 305.8)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#CBB3E6

oklch(80.4% 0.075 306.1)
Step 400
400

#B38CDC

oklch(70.7% 0.121 305.9)
Step 500
500

#A16DD2

oklch(63.1% 0.154 306.2)
Step 600
600

#8C53BF

oklch(55.6% 0.167 306.1)
Step 700
700

#7743A5

oklch(49.2% 0.155 306)
Step 800
800

#613886

oklch(42.8% 0.129 305.9)
Step 900
900

#4F316B

oklch(37.7% 0.1 306.1)
Step 950
950

#2E1D3F

oklch(27% 0.064 305.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CBB3E6 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)	#AABCE8	0.048
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#AFBDE4	0.045
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#C7BAC4	0.058
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BDBDBD	0.075