What color is #C1B0D1?

#C1B0D1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B0D1?

The RGB value is 193, 176, 209: 193 red, 176 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B0D1?

The complementary color is #C0D1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B0D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B0D1 color

#C1B0D1 rgb(193, 176, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C1B0D1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 69% green and 82% blue (193, 176, 209).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#C1B0D1 color codes

HEX	`#C1B0D1`
RGB	`rgb(193, 176, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 69%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.18, 12.26, -14.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.18, 18.95, 310.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.024, 46.992, 66.797)`
Decimal	`12693713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B0D1, 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 #C1B0D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B0D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #C1B0D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b0d1; }
.text { color: #c1b0d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b0d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 176 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b0d1, #d1b0d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C1B0D1?: #C1B0D1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B0D1?: The RGB value is 193, 176, 209: 193 red, 176 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B0D1?: The complementary color is #C0D1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B0D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.