Close to Mauve
#CBAFF9
#CBAFF9 is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 68.6% green, and 97.6% blue. Its hue is 263°, with 86% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CBAFF9.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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11.04:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.90:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.04:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CBAFF9 as they’d see it.
#CBAFF9 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CBAFF9
What color is #CBAFF9?
#CBAFF9 is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 68.6% green, and 97.6% blue. Its hue is 263°, with 86% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CBAFF9 in RGB?
#CBAFF9 is rgb(203, 175, 249): 203 red, 175 green, and 249 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CBAFF9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(18, 30, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CBAFF9?
PANTONE 2637 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CBAFF9?
Its complement #A9C67B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.