What color is #C1BBFE?

#C1BBFE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1BBFE?

The RGB value is 193, 187, 254: 193 red, 187 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BBFE?

The complementary color is #F8FEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BBFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BBFE color

#C1BBFE rgb(193, 187, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C1BBFE is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 73.3% green and 99.6% blue (193, 187, 254).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 97% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#C1BBFE color codes

HEX	`#C1BBFE`
RGB	`rgb(193, 187, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 73.3%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 97%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 26%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 26%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.48, 15.99, -32.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.48, 35.99, 296.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.648, 54.033, 101.139)`
Decimal	`12696574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BBFE, 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 #C1BBFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BBFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #C1BBFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1bbfe; }
.text { color: #c1bbfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1bbfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 187 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1bbfe, #e3bbfe); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C1BBFE?: #C1BBFE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1BBFE?: The RGB value is 193, 187, 254: 193 red, 187 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BBFE?: The complementary color is #F8FEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BBFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.