Information about #CB87AB color

#CB87AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CB87AB falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(203, 135, 171) — 79.6% red, 52.9% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 13 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CB87AB reads as a softly balanced rose and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rustic Pink (#C489A4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Can (#D08A9B) and Viola (#C58F9D).

In RGB terms — rgb(203, 135, 171) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CB87AB: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CB87AB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CB87AB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CB87AB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CB87AB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rustic Pink color link
Rustic Pink

#C489A4

Can color link
Can

#D08A9B

Viola color link
Viola

#C58F9D

Dull Pink color link
Dull Pink

#D5869D

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

Puce color link
Puce

#CC8899

Grey Pink color link
Grey Pink

#C3909B

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CB87AB
  • RGB203, 135, 171
  • CMYK0, 27, 13, 20
  • CSSrgb(203, 135, 171)
  • HSL328°, 40%, 66%
  • HSL Precise328.235°, 39.535%, 66.275%
  • HSV328°, 33%, 80%
  • HSB328°, 33%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.796, 0.529, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.796, 0.529, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.796, 0.529, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCB87AB
  • DECIMAL ID13338539
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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