What color is #C0ACD8?

#C0ACD8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0ACD8?

The RGB value is 192, 172, 216: 192 red, 172 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0ACD8?

The complementary color is #C4D8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0ACD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0ACD8 color

#C0ACD8 rgb(192, 172, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C0ACD8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 67.5% green and 84.7% blue (192, 172, 216).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 36% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#C0ACD8 color codes

HEX	`#C0ACD8`
RGB	`rgb(192, 172, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 67.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 36%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 20%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.33, 15.55, -19.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.33, 25, 308.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.883, 45.67, 71.192)`
Decimal	`12627160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0ACD8, 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 #C0ACD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0ACD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #C0ACD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0acd8; }
.text { color: #c0acd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0acd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 172 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0acd8, #d6acd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #C0ACD8?: #C0ACD8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0ACD8?: The RGB value is 192, 172, 216: 192 red, 172 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0ACD8?: The complementary color is #C4D8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0ACD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.