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#CB95EA — Light Purple

#CB95EA 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 #CB95EA 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.

#CB95EA 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 #B4EA95; it also sits naturally between #A095EA and #EA95DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB95EA · RGB 203, 149, 234

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Color values

HEX#CB95EA
RGB203, 149, 234
HSL278°, 67%, 75%
HSV278°, 36%, 92%
CMYK13%, 36%, 0%, 8%
XYZ50.23, 40.13, 82.94
Yxy40.13, 0.2898, 0.2316
CIE-Lab69.56, 35.43, -35.13
Hunter Lab63.35, 34.59, -38.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 58% · Blue 92%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB95EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB95EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB95EA

.text { color: #CB95EA; }
.background { background-color: #CB95EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB95EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 149, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 67%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB95EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 149, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB95EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 149, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB95EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB95EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB95EA

#BC77E4#AD59DE#9F3BD8#8D28C8#7822AA#601B88#4B156A#360F4D#21092F#0C0311

Tints of #CB95EA

#CF9DEC#D3A6ED#D7AEEF#DBB7F1#E2C3F3#E6CCF5#EAD4F7#EEDDF8#F2E5FA#F7EEFC

Tones of #CB95EA

#C99BE4#C7A1DE#C6A7D7#C4ADD2#C2B3CB#C1B9C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4EA95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.33:1 Fails
Against black text9.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #CB95EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB95EA

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 #CB95EA: ·

How #CB95EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B4B3D5Deuteranopia · #B7BBD0Tritanopia · #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 #CB95EA rather than the exact color:

Golden Saffron
#4EB41D · #5AE148 · #9120C7 · #CF9BE8
Cosmic Summit
#84B718 · #A6E957 · #7845E6 · #C49AEB
Palette 1230ae
#1230AE · #6C48C5 · #C68FE6 · #FFF7F7
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:

#CF9BE8#C49AEB#C68FE6#CB9DF0#C490E4#C499F3#C49FEB#D78FEE#C59EE0#D18CE0#CCA2E1#D4A0F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB95E9  ·  #CB95EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB95EA?

#CB95EA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 203, 149, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB95EA?

#CB95EA is RGB 203, 149, 234 — HSL 278°, 67%, 75% — CMYK 13%, 36%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CB95EA?

Its complement is #B4EA95; analogous partners are #A095EA and #EA95DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB95EA for text?

Black text on #CB95EA has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.