What color is #C0B0D0?

#C0B0D0 is a light, desaturated violet known as Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vintage Bloom?

The RGB value is 192, 176, 208: 192 red, 176 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vintage Bloom?

The complementary color is #C0D0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B0D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vintage Bloom color: hex code #C0B0D0

#C0B0D0 rgb(192, 176, 208)

Shades of purple

Vintage Bloom has the hex code #C0B0D0. It is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 69% green and 81.6% blue (192, 176, 208).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0) color codes

HEX	`#C0B0D0`
RGB	`rgb(192, 176, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 69%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.07, 11.72, -14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.07, 18.33, 309.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.647, 46.811, 66.135)`
Decimal	`12628176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vintage Bloom, 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 #C0B0D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B0D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #C0B0D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b0d0; }
.text { color: #c0b0d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b0d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 176 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b0d0, #d0b0d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

See #C0B0D0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C0B0D0?: #C0B0D0 is a light, desaturated violet known as Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vintage Bloom?: The RGB value is 192, 176, 208: 192 red, 176 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vintage Bloom?: The complementary color is #C0D0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B0D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.