Pastel Violet (#CB99C9)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.35:1 — vs black: 8.94:1

Color values

  • HEX #CB99C9
  • RGB rgb(203, 153, 201)
  • HSL hsl(302, 32%, 69%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 25, 1, 20 )
  • Websafe #CC99CC
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Muted (190) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CB99C9 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pastel Violet
#CB99C9 Base
#99CB9B
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pastel Violet
#CB99C9 Base
#B499CB
#CB99B0
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pastel Violet
#CB99C9 Base
#C9CB99
#99C9CB
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pastel Violet
#CB99C9 Base
#B0CB99
#99CBB4
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pastel Violet
#CB99C9 Base
#CBB499
#99CB9B
#99B0CB
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pastel Violet
#CB99C9 Base
#864584
#B166AE
#BD7EBB
#D9B4D7
#E5CCE4
#F6EEF6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pastel Violet, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #110911
— #3D1F3B
— #683566
— #944C91
— #B56DB2
Pastel Violet #CB99C9 Base
— #D4AAD2
— #DCBBDB
— #E5CCE4
— #EEDDED
— #F6EEF6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #CB99C9. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #CB99C9;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #CB99C9;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #CB99C9;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #CB99C9,
        #99CB9B
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #CB99C9,
        #99CB9B
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$pastel-violet: #CB99C9;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pastel-violet-r: 203;
$pastel-violet-g: 153;
$pastel-violet-b: 201;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pastel-violet;
    color: rgba($pastel-violet-r, $pastel-violet-g, $pastel-violet-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Pastel Violet appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #CB99C9 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #AAAAC8 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #9F9FC9 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #C6A0A0 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #A9A9A9 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pastel Violet ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pastel Violet #CB99C9 Base
Light Grayish Magenta #CC99CC ΔE 0.74
Light Medium Orchid #D39BCB ΔE 1.64
Lilac #C8A2C8 ΔE 3.46
Plum #DDA0DD ΔE 4.27

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.