What color is #C08BDB?

#C08BDB is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C08BDB?

The RGB value is 192, 139, 219: 192 red, 139 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C08BDB?

The complementary color is #A6DB8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C08BDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C08BDB color

#C08BDB rgb(192, 139, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C08BDB is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 54.5% green and 85.9% blue (192, 139, 219).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 53% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Dream Vapour (#CC99EE), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#C08BDB color codes

HEX	`#C08BDB`
RGB	`rgb(192, 139, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 54.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 53%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 37%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 37%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.58, 34.42, -33.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.58, 47.76, 316.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.755, 34.787, 71.414)`
Decimal	`12618715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C08BDB, 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 #C08BDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C08BDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #C08BDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c08bdb; }
.text { color: #c08bdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c08bdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 139 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c08bdb, #db8bce); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C08BDB?: #C08BDB is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C08BDB?: The RGB value is 192, 139, 219: 192 red, 139 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C08BDB?: The complementary color is #A6DB8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C08BDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.