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#CB90CD

#CB90CD is a light, muted pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 56.5% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 298°, with 38% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.50:1 Fail
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8.41:1 AAA
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2.50:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

8.41:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CB90CD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CB90CD
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #CB90CD

What color is #CB90CD?

#CB90CD is a light, muted pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 56.5% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 298°, with 38% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CB90CD in RGB?

#CB90CD is rgb(203, 144, 205): 203 red, 144 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CB90CD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(1, 30, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CB90CD?

PANTONE 2564 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #CB90CD?

Its complement #78B276 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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