#cb6ab9 Color Information

#cb6ab9 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #cb6ab9. In RGB, it consists of 79.6% Red, 41.6% Green, and 72.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 47.8% Magenta, 8.9% Yellow, and 20.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 311.1°, with saturation of 48.3% and lightness of 60.6%. The decimal value for #cb6ab9 is 13331129, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc66cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cb6ab9 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#cb6ab9 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color203, 106, 185 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color79.6%, 41.6%, 72.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.204, 0.584, 0.275 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.478, 0.089, 0.204 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color311.1°, 48.3%, 60.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color311.1°, 47.8%, 79.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color38.540, 26.507, 48.984 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color203, 106, 185 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13331129 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color58.516, 48.890, -24.773 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)58.516, 54.808, 333.128 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color58.516, 50.614, -45.036 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color51.485, 43.518, -20.370 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.338, 0.232, 26.507 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291521209 / 0xffcb6ab9 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc66cc Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #cb6ab9

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cb6ab9, its pure hue is 311.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 48.3%, and its lightness is 60.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #cb6ab9, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #190d17 to #b25da2.

Tints of #cb6ab9

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cb6ab9, its pure hue is 311.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 48.3%, and its lightness is 60.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #cb6ab9, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d27dc2 to #f9ecf6.

Tones of #cb6ab9

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cb6ab9, its pure hue is 311.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 48.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #cb6ab9, which range from #9b9b9b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff36da (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cb6ab9

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cb6ab9! For #cb6ab9, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #cb6ab9. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cb6ab9

This color, #cb6ab9, consists of 79.6% Red, 41.6% Green, and 72.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 203, Green = 106, Blue = 185. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cb6ab9 is 0% Cyan, 47.8% Magenta, 8.9% Yellow, and 20.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R79.6%
C0.0%
G41.6%
M47.8%
B72.5%
Y8.9%
K20.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 203 106 185
Octal 313 152 271
Hexa #cb #6a #b9
Binary 11001011 01101010 10111001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 47 8 20
Octal 0 57 10 24
Hexa #00 #2f #08 #14
Binary 00000000 00101111 00001000 00010100

Analogous Colors of #cb6ab9

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cb6ab9 — which has hue 311.1° — its analogous colors are located at 281.1° and 341.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cb6ab9.

Triadic Colors of #cb6ab9

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #cb6ab9 — which has hue 311.1° — its triadic colors are located at 71.1° and 311.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cb6ab9.

Complementary Color of #cb6ab9

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cb6ab9 — which has hue 311.1° — its complementary color is located at 131.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cb6ab9.

Split Complementary Colors of #cb6ab9

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #cb6ab9 — which has hue 311.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 101.1° and 311.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cb6ab9.

Tetradic Colors of #cb6ab9

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #cb6ab9 — which has hue 311.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 221.1°, 311.1°, 41.1°, and 131.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cb6ab9.

Monochromatic Colors of #cb6ab9

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cb6ab9, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #814f78 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f1a8e4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cb6ab9

We want to make getting started with #cb6ab9 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cb6ab9 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cb6ab9 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #cb6ab9 with other HTML elements.

#cb6ab9 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cb6ab9.
<span style="color: #cb6ab9;">The color of this text is #cb6ab9.</span>

#cb6ab9 Background Color

The background color for this text is #cb6ab9.
<div style="background-color: #cb6ab9; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cb6ab9.</div>

#cb6ab9 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cb6ab9.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cb6ab9;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cb6ab9.</span>

#cb6ab9 Border Color

This is a div with border color #cb6ab9.
<div style="border: #cb6ab9 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cb6ab9.</div>

#cb6ab9 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cb6ab9 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cb6ab9; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cb6ab9 on a white background.</div></div>

#cb6ab9 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cb6ab9 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cb6ab9; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cb6ab9 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cb6ab9 to White

This is a gradient from #cb6ab9 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cb6ab9,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cb6ab9,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cb6ab9,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cb6ab9,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cb6ab9 to white.</div>

Gradient from #cb6ab9 to Black

This is a gradient from #cb6ab9 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cb6ab9,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cb6ab9,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cb6ab9,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cb6ab9,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cb6ab9 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cb6ab9

In addition to using #cb6ab9 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #cb6ab9 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cb6ab9, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 203, Green = 106, Blue = 185). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cb6ab9 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #cb6ab9
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(203, 106, 185)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cb6ab9; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cb6ab9; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cb6ab9; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(203, 106, 185);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cb6ab9")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:203, green:106, blue:185, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:203 green:106 blue:185 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(203f, 106f, 185f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(203, 106, 185);
 

#cb6ab9 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cb6ab9 the same way. For those with color blindness, #cb6ab9 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cb6ab9 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cb6ab9 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #cb6ab9 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #cb6ab9 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #cb6ab9 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.3:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #cb6ab9 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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