What color is #C1B8CC?

#C1B8CC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B8CC?

The RGB value is 193, 184, 204: 193 red, 184 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B8CC?

The complementary color is #C3CCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B8CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B8CC color

#C1B8CC rgb(193, 184, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1B8CC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 72.2% green and 80% blue (193, 184, 204).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 16% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#C1B8CC color codes

HEX	`#C1B8CC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 184, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 72.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 16%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.06, 6.92, -8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.06, 11.29, 307.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.03, 49.978, 64.126)`
Decimal	`12695756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B8CC, 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 #C1B8CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B8CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #C1B8CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b8cc; }
.text { color: #c1b8cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b8cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 184 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b8cc, #cbb8cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C1B8CC?: #C1B8CC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B8CC?: The RGB value is 193, 184, 204: 193 red, 184 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B8CC?: The complementary color is #C3CCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B8CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.