What color is #C0BBDD?

#C0BBDD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0BBDD?

The RGB value is 192, 187, 221: 192 red, 187 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BBDD?

The complementary color is #D8DDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0BBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BBDD color

#C0BBDD rgb(192, 187, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C0BBDD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 73.3% green and 86.7% blue (192, 187, 221).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#C0BBDD color codes

HEX	`#C0BBDD`
RGB	`rgb(192, 187, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 73.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.26, 8.41, -16.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.26, 18.38, 297.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.557, 51.967, 75.654)`
Decimal	`12631005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BBDD, 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 #C0BBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #C0BBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bbdd; }
.text { color: #c0bbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bbdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 187 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bbdd, #d1bbdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0BBDD?: #C0BBDD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0BBDD?: The RGB value is 192, 187, 221: 192 red, 187 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BBDD?: The complementary color is #D8DDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.