colors
Back to gallery
Pastelindigosoft

Plush Wisteria Echo

#cbb6e4
Notes

Plush Wisteria Echo (#CBB6E4) is a soft indigo with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (267°, 46%, 80%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary lime. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#cbb6e4
RGB
rgb(203, 182, 228)
HSL
hsl(267, 46%, 80%)
HWB
hwb(267 71% 11%)
OKLCH
oklch(80.9% 0.068 305.6)
HSV
hsv(267, 20%, 89%)
LAB
lab(77.13% 16.12 -20.24)
LCH
lch(77.13% 25.87 308.54)
CMYK
cmyk(11%, 20%, 0%, 11%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

Variations

Click any swatch to explore

Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#cbb6e4
Original
#aebee6
Protanopia
#b2bfe3
Deuteranopia
#c8bcc6
Tritanopia
#bebebe
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.85:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
11.35:1

Related Colors

Canvas