Palettes / Colors / #CB85CE

#CB85CE — Light Muted Pink

#CB85CE is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #CB85CE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CB85CE is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #86CE83; it also sits naturally between #A683CE and #CE83AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 52% · Blue 81%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CB85CE

.text { color: #CB85CE; }
.background { background-color: #CB85CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB85CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 133, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 43%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB85CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 133, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB85CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 133, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB85CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB85CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #86CE83:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB85CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB85CE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CB85CE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB85CE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB85CD  ·  #CB85CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB85CE?

#CB85CE is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 133, 206). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB85CE?

#CB85CE is RGB 203, 133, 206 — HSL 298°, 43%, 66% — CMYK 1%, 35%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CB85CE?

Its complement is #86CE83; analogous partners are #A683CE and #CE83AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB85CE for text?

Black text on #CB85CE has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.70:1.