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#CBAFD2

#CBAFD2 is a light, muted purple, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 68.6% green, and 82.4% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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1.98:1 Fail
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10.60:1 AAA
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This color as text on black

10.60:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CBAFD2 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CBAFD2
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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What color is #CBAFD2?

#CBAFD2 is a light, muted purple, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 68.6% green, and 82.4% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CBAFD2 in RGB?

#CBAFD2 is rgb(203, 175, 210): 203 red, 175 green, and 210 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CBAFD2 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(3, 17, 0, 18). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CBAFD2?

PANTONE 2563 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #CBAFD2?

Its complement #A4C09D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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