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#CB93EC — Light Purple

#CB93EC is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CB93EC 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.

#CB93EC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B3EC93; it also sits naturally between #9F93EC and #EC93E0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB93EC · RGB 203, 147, 236

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Color values

HEX#CB93EC
RGB203, 147, 236
HSL278°, 70%, 75%
HSV278°, 38%, 93%
CMYK14%, 38%, 0%, 7%
XYZ50.20, 39.62, 84.36
Yxy39.62, 0.2882, 0.2275
CIE-Lab69.20, 36.94, -36.80
Hunter Lab62.94, 36.14, -40.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 58% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB93EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB93EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB93EC

.text { color: #CB93EC; }
.background { background-color: #CB93EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB93EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 147, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 70%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB93EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 147, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB93EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 147, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB93EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB93EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB93EC

#BD74E7#AE56E1#A038DC#8E24CC#791FAD#61188B#4C136C#360E4E#210830#0C0311

Tints of #CB93EC

#CF9BED#D3A4EF#D8ADF0#DCB5F2#E2C2F4#E6CBF6#EAD4F7#EEDCF9#F3E5FA#F7EEFC

Tones of #CB93EC

#C999E5#C89FDF#C6A6D9#C4ACD2#C3B3CC#C1B9C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3EC93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.35:1 Fails
Against black text8.92:1 AAA

Best text color on #CB93EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB93EC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CB93EC: ·

How #CB93EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B3B2D6Deuteranopia · #B6BAD1Tritanopia · #C8C5C2

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:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB93EC rather than the exact color:

Palette 1230ae
#1230AE · #6C48C5 · #C68FE6 · #FFF7F7
Golden Saffron
#4EB41D · #5AE148 · #9120C7 · #CF9BE8
Cosmic Summit
#84B718 · #A6E957 · #7845E6 · #C49AEB
Palette Cb9df0
#CB9DF0 · #F0C1E1 · #FDDBBB · #FFF9BF
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #F6C6EA · #C490E4
Palette F2afef
#F2AFEF · #C499F3 · #7360DF · #33186B

Similar colors

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

#C68FE6#CF9BE8#C49AEB#CB9DF0#C490E4#C499F3#D78FEE#C49FEB#D195F9#D18CE0#D59BF6#D4A0F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB93EB  ·  #CB93ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB93EC?

#CB93EC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 147, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB93EC?

#CB93EC is RGB 203, 147, 236 — HSL 278°, 70%, 75% — CMYK 14%, 38%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CB93EC?

Its complement is #B3EC93; analogous partners are #9F93EC and #EC93E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB93EC for text?

Black text on #CB93EC has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.