What color is #C1BBCD?

#C1BBCD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1BBCD?

The RGB value is 193, 187, 205: 193 red, 187 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BBCD?

The complementary color is #C7CDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BBCD color

#C1BBCD rgb(193, 187, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1BBCD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 73.3% green and 80.4% blue (193, 187, 205).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#C1BBCD color codes

HEX	`#C1BBCD`
RGB	`rgb(193, 187, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 73.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.85, 5.49, -8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.85, 9.94, 303.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.78, 51.286, 64.97)`
Decimal	`12696525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BBCD, 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 #C1BBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #C1BBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1bbcd; }
.text { color: #c1bbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1bbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 187 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1bbcd, #cabbcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C1BBCD?: #C1BBCD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1BBCD?: The RGB value is 193, 187, 205: 193 red, 187 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BBCD?: The complementary color is #C7CDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.