What color is #C1BDDC?

#C1BDDC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1BDDC?

The RGB value is 193, 189, 220: 193 red, 189 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BDDC?

The complementary color is #D8DCBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BDDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BDDC color

#C1BDDC rgb(193, 189, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C1BDDC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 74.1% green and 86.3% blue (193, 189, 220).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#C1BDDC color codes

HEX	`#C1BDDC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 189, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 74.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.82, 7.44, -14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.82, 16.71, 296.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.106, 52.9, 75.109)`
Decimal	`12697052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BDDC, 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 #C1BDDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BDDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #C1BDDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1bddc; }
.text { color: #c1bddc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1bddc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 189 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1bddc, #d1bddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1BDDC?: #C1BDDC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1BDDC?: The RGB value is 193, 189, 220: 193 red, 189 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BDDC?: The complementary color is #D8DCBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BDDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.