What color is #C0BFDE?

#C0BFDE 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 #C0BFDE?

The RGB value is 192, 191, 222: 192 red, 191 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0BFDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #C0BFDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0BFDE color

#C0BFDE rgb(192, 191, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C0BFDE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 74.9% green and 87.1% blue (192, 191, 222).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 32% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#C0BFDE color codes

HEX	`#C0BFDE`
RGB	`rgb(192, 191, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 74.9%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 32%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.31, 6.45, -15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.31, 16.61, 292.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.551, 53.742, 76.645)`
Decimal	`12632030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0BFDE, 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 #C0BFDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0BFDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #C0BFDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0bfde; }
.text { color: #c0bfde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0bfde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 191 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0bfde, #d0bfde); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0BFDE?: #C0BFDE 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 #C0BFDE?: The RGB value is 192, 191, 222: 192 red, 191 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0BFDE?: The complementary color is #DDDEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0BFDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.