What color is #CCBBDD?

#CCBBDD is a light, desaturated violet known as Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sweet Lucid Dreams?

The RGB value is 204, 187, 221: 204 red, 187 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sweet Lucid Dreams?

The complementary color is #CCDDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sweet Lucid Dreams color: hex code #CCBBDD

#CCBBDD rgb(204, 187, 221)

Shades of purple

Sweet Lucid Dreams has the hex code #CCBBDD. It is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 73.3% green and 86.7% blue (204, 187, 221).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

Sweet Lucid Dreams (#CCBBDD) color codes

HEX	`#CCBBDD`
RGB	`rgb(204, 187, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 73.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.23, 12.32, -14.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.23, 19.25, 309.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.721, 53.599, 75.803)`
Decimal	`13417437`
Short hex	`#CBD`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sweet Lucid Dreams, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CCBBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CCBBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbbdd; }
.text { color: #ccbbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbbdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 187 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbbdd, #ddbbdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

See #CCBBDD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CCBBDD?: #CCBBDD is a light, desaturated violet known as Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sweet Lucid Dreams?: The RGB value is 204, 187, 221: 204 red, 187 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sweet Lucid Dreams?: The complementary color is #CCDDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.