What color is #C0BDDF?

#C0BDDF 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 #C0BDDF?

The RGB value is 192, 189, 223: 192 red, 189 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BDDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #C0BDDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BDDF color

#C0BDDF rgb(192, 189, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C0BDDF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 74.1% green and 87.5% blue (192, 189, 223).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 35% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% 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 11.59:1).

#C0BDDF color codes

HEX	`#C0BDDF`
RGB	`rgb(192, 189, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 74.1%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 35%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.83, 7.74, -16.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.83, 18.29, 295.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.252, 52.929, 77.209)`
Decimal	`12631519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BDDF, 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 #C0BDDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BDDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #C0BDDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bddf; }
.text { color: #c0bddf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bddf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 189 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bddf, #d1bddf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0BDDF?: #C0BDDF 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 #C0BDDF?: The RGB value is 192, 189, 223: 192 red, 189 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BDDF?: The complementary color is #DCDFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BDDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.