Light purple
#CBC3E3
Light purple (#CBC3E3) is a light, moderately saturated purple colour, cool. In RGB it is 203 red, 195 green and 227 blue; in HSL its hue is 255°, its saturation 36% and its lightness 83%. For print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Purple has long meant luxury, creativity and a touch of mystery. Light purples feel soft and gentle; deep purples feel rich and bold.
Text on light purple
White text on light purple has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and fails; black text has 12.45:1 and passes AAA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 1.69:1
Black text · 12.45:1
Tints and shades of light purple
Colour palettes with light purple
Brands with a light purple logo
Brand colours close to #CBC3E3, from our Brand Colour Index.
Colours similar to light purple
Use light purple in CSS
.button {
background-color: #CBC3E3;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of purple.