#cb88bc Color Information

#cb88bc 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 #cb88bc. In RGB, it consists of 79.6% Red, 53.3% Green, and 73.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 33% Magenta, 7.4% Yellow, and 20.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 313.4°, with saturation of 39.2% and lightness of 66.5%. The decimal value for #cb88bc is 13338812, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc99cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cb88bc 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#cb88bc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color203, 136, 188 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color79.6%, 53.3%, 73.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.204, 0.467, 0.263 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.33, 0.074, 0.204 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color313.4°, 39.2%, 66.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color313.4°, 33.0%, 79.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color42.510, 33.936, 51.887 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color203, 136, 188 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13338812 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color64.912, 33.617, -16.715 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)64.912, 37.543, 333.563 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color64.912, 35.947, -30.772 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color58.254, 28.312, -12.031 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.331, 0.264, 33.936 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291528892 / 0xffcb88bc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc99cc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #cb88bc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cb88bc, its pure hue is 313.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.2%, and its lightness is 66.5%. 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 #cb88bc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #191118 to #b277a5.

Tints of #cb88bc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cb88bc, its pure hue is 313.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.2%, and its lightness is 66.5%. 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 #cb88bc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d297c4 to #f9f0f7.

Tones of #cb88bc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cb88bc, its pure hue is 313.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.2%, 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 #cb88bc, which range from #aaaaaa (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff54d9 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cb88bc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cb88bc! For #cb88bc, 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, #cb88bc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cb88bc

This color, #cb88bc, consists of 79.6% Red, 53.3% Green, and 73.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 203, Green = 136, Blue = 188. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cb88bc is 0% Cyan, 33% Magenta, 7.4% Yellow, and 20.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R79.6%
C0.0%
G53.3%
M33.0%
B73.7%
Y7.4%
K20.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 203 136 188
Octal 313 210 274
Hexa #cb #88 #bc
Binary 11001011 10001000 10111100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 33 7 20
Octal 0 41 7 24
Hexa #00 #21 #07 #14
Binary 00000000 00100001 00000111 00010100

Analogous Colors of #cb88bc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cb88bc — which has hue 313.4° — its analogous colors are located at 283.4° and 343.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cb88bc.

Triadic Colors of #cb88bc

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 #cb88bc — which has hue 313.4° — its triadic colors are located at 73.4° and 313.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cb88bc.

Complementary Color of #cb88bc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cb88bc — which has hue 313.4° — its complementary color is located at 133.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cb88bc.

Split Complementary Colors of #cb88bc

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 #cb88bc — which has hue 313.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 103.4° and 313.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cb88bc.

Tetradic Colors of #cb88bc

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 #cb88bc — which has hue 313.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 223.4°, 313.4°, 43.4°, and 133.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cb88bc.

Monochromatic Colors of #cb88bc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cb88bc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #98668c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #edbbe2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cb88bc

We want to make getting started with #cb88bc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cb88bc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cb88bc 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 #cb88bc with other HTML elements.

#cb88bc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cb88bc.
<span style="color: #cb88bc;">The color of this text is #cb88bc.</span>

#cb88bc Background Color

The background color for this text is #cb88bc.
<div style="background-color: #cb88bc; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cb88bc.</div>

#cb88bc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cb88bc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cb88bc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cb88bc.</span>

#cb88bc Border Color

This is a div with border color #cb88bc.
<div style="border: #cb88bc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cb88bc.</div>

#cb88bc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cb88bc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cb88bc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cb88bc on a white background.</div></div>

#cb88bc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cb88bc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cb88bc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cb88bc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cb88bc to White

This is a gradient from #cb88bc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cb88bc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cb88bc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cb88bc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cb88bc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cb88bc to white.</div>

Gradient from #cb88bc to Black

This is a gradient from #cb88bc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cb88bc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cb88bc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cb88bc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cb88bc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cb88bc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cb88bc

In addition to using #cb88bc 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 #cb88bc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cb88bc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 203, Green = 136, Blue = 188). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cb88bc 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 #cb88bc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(203, 136, 188)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cb88bc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cb88bc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cb88bc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(203, 136, 188);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cb88bc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:203, green:136, blue:188, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:203 green:136 blue:188 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(203f, 136f, 188f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(203, 136, 188);
 

#cb88bc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cb88bc the same way. For those with color blindness, #cb88bc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cb88bc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cb88bc 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 #cb88bc 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 #cb88bc 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 #cb88bc 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 2.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text