#CBBBDD

Accessibility

AAA

11.69:1

Vs white / black

1.8:1 · 11.69:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#cbbbdd

RGB

rgb(203, 187, 221)

RGBA

rgba(203, 187, 221, 1)

HSL

hsl(268, 33%, 80%)

HSLA

hsla(268, 33%, 80%, 1)

HSV

hsv(268, 15%, 87%)

LAB

lab(78.14% 11.99 -14.93)

LCH

lch(78.14% 19.15 308.77)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8161 0.0298 -0.0403)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8161 0.0501 306.48)

XYZ

xyz(55.45, 53.46, 75.79)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 13%)

CSS

color: #cbbbdd;

CSS variable

--color-cbbbdd: #cbbbdd;

SCSS

$color-cbbbdd: #cbbbdd;

JavaScript

const color = "#cbbbdd";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#cbbbdd";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#cbbbdd" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#cbbbdd", "rgb": { "r": 203, "g": 187, "b": 221 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8161 0.0501 306.48)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#cbbbdd-1: #cbbbdd;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

purple-200

Very different · ΔE 6.97 · #E9D5FF

Nearest CSS named color

Thistle

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.46 · #D8BFD8

Nearest Material color

deep-purple-100

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.57 · #D1C4E9

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 19.61 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50faf0ff 100ede3fa 200dbcee9 300c5b7d5 400a99abb 5008e7f9e 600776a85 7005f546b 800483f52 900332c3a 9501e1824

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fbf9fc f6f4f9 f2eef7 eee8f4 e9e3f1 e5ddee e1d7eb dcd2e8 d8cce6 d4c6e3 cfc1e0 cbbbdd baabcb a99cb8 988ca6 877d93 766d81 665e6f 554e5c 443e4a 332f37 221f25 111012

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbf9fc f6f4f9 f2eef7 eee8f4 e9e3f1 e5ddee e1d7eb dcd2e8 d8cce6 d4c6e3 cfc1e0

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

baabcb a99cb8 988ca6 877d93 766d81 665e6f 554e5c 443e4a 332f37 221f25 111012

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c5b6d5 bfb1ce b8acc6 b2a7be aca2b6 a69eaf 9f99a7 99949f 938f97 8d8a90 868588

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#CBBBDDStop 1 #CDDDBBStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BBBCDDStop 1 #CBBBDDStop 2 #DCBBDDStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#CBBBDDStop 1 #DDCBBBStop 2 #BBDDCBStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#CBBBDDStop 1 #DDDCBBStop 2 #BCDDBBStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#322244Stop 1 #573C77Stop 2 #7D55AAStop 3 #A488C3Stop 4 #CBBBDDStop 5

Using this color

Where #cbbbdd works

#CBBBDD (#cbbbdd) sits in the deep purple family at about 268° hue, 33% saturation, and 80% lightness. Contrast is 1.8:1 on white and 11.69:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: purple-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #cbbbdd as small body text on white — 1.8:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Mystery, ambition, and creativity. Strong for artistic and spiritual associations. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Deep Purple range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Deep Purple 100#D1C4E9 Thistle#D8BFD8 Material Purple 100#E1BEE7 Tailwind purple 200#E9D5FF Tailwind violet 200#DDD6FE Material Indigo 100#C5CAE9 Web Safe #CCCCFF#CCCCFF Tailwind fuchsia 200#F5D0FE Tailwind purple 300#D8B4FE Tailwind violet 300#C4B5FD Material Deep Purple 200#B39DDB Tailwind pink 200#FBCFE8