What color is #C0B8CA?

#C0B8CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0B8CA?

The RGB value is 192, 184, 202: 192 red, 184 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0B8CA?

The complementary color is #C2CAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0B8CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0B8CA color

#C0B8CA rgb(192, 184, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0B8CA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 72.2% green and 79.2% blue (192, 184, 202).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#C0B8CA color codes

HEX	`#C0B8CA`
RGB	`rgb(192, 184, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 72.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 9%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.92, 6.19, -8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.92, 10.16, 307.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.538, 49.752, 62.859)`
Decimal	`12630218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0B8CA, 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 #C0B8CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0B8CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #C0B8CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0b8ca; }
.text { color: #c0b8ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0b8ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 184 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0b8ca, #c9b8ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C0B8CA?: #C0B8CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0B8CA?: The RGB value is 192, 184, 202: 192 red, 184 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0B8CA?: The complementary color is #C2CAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0B8CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.