What color is #C0BDDC?

#C0BDDC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0BDDC?

The RGB value is 192, 189, 220: 192 red, 189 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BDDC?

The complementary color is #D9DCBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0BDDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BDDC color

#C0BDDC rgb(192, 189, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C0BDDC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 74.1% green and 86.3% blue (192, 189, 220).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#C0BDDC color codes

HEX	`#C0BDDC`
RGB	`rgb(192, 189, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 74.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.74, 7.11, -15.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.74, 16.68, 295.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.851, 52.769, 75.097)`
Decimal	`12631516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BDDC, 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 #C0BDDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BDDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #C0BDDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bddc; }
.text { color: #c0bddc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bddc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 189 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bddc, #cfbddc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C0BDDC?: #C0BDDC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0BDDC?: The RGB value is 192, 189, 220: 192 red, 189 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BDDC?: The complementary color is #D9DCBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BDDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.