What color is #C0B5E1?

#C0B5E1 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 #C0B5E1?

The RGB value is 192, 181, 225: 192 red, 181 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B5E1?

The complementary color is #D6E1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B5E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B5E1 color

#C0B5E1 rgb(192, 181, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C0B5E1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 71% green and 88.2% blue (192, 181, 225).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 42% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#C0B5E1 color codes

HEX	`#C0B5E1`
RGB	`rgb(192, 181, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 71%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 42%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 20%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.88, 12.52, -20.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.88, 24.11, 301.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.85, 49.69, 78.079)`
Decimal	`12629473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B5E1, 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 #C0B5E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B5E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #C0B5E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b5e1; }
.text { color: #c0b5e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b5e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 181 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b5e1, #d6b5e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C0B5E1?: #C0B5E1 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 #C0B5E1?: The RGB value is 192, 181, 225: 192 red, 181 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B5E1?: The complementary color is #D6E1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B5E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.