What color is #C1B7D7?

#C1B7D7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B7D7?

The RGB value is 193, 183, 215: 193 red, 183 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B7D7?

The complementary color is #CDD7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B7D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B7D7 color

#C1B7D7 rgb(193, 183, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C1B7D7 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 71.8% green and 84.3% blue (193, 183, 215).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 29% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#C1B7D7 color codes

HEX	`#C1B7D7`
RGB	`rgb(193, 183, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 71.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 29%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.14, 9.66, -14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.14, 17.66, 303.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.189, 50.111, 71.252)`
Decimal	`12695511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B7D7, 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 #C1B7D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B7D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #C1B7D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b7d7; }
.text { color: #c1b7d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b7d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 183 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b7d7, #d1b7d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C1B7D7?: #C1B7D7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B7D7?: The RGB value is 193, 183, 215: 193 red, 183 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B7D7?: The complementary color is #CDD7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B7D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.