What color is #C0BBE1?

#C0BBE1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0BBE1?

The RGB value is 192, 187, 225: 192 red, 187 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BBE1?

The complementary color is #DCE1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0BBE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BBE1 color

#C0BBE1 rgb(192, 187, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C0BBE1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 73.3% green and 88.2% blue (192, 187, 225).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 39% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Digital Lavender (#CAC0E1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#C0BBE1 color codes

HEX	`#C0BBE1`
RGB	`rgb(192, 187, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 73.3%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 39%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.39, 9.25, -18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.39, 20.52, 296.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.096, 52.183, 78.495)`
Decimal	`12631009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BBE1, 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 #C0BBE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BBE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #C0BBE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bbe1; }
.text { color: #c0bbe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bbe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 187 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bbe1, #d3bbe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0BBE1?: #C0BBE1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0BBE1?: The RGB value is 192, 187, 225: 192 red, 187 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BBE1?: The complementary color is #DCE1BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BBE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.