What color is #C1BDE0?

#C1BDE0 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 #C1BDE0?

The RGB value is 193, 189, 224: 193 red, 189 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BDE0?

The complementary color is #DCE0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BDE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BDE0 color

#C1BDE0 rgb(193, 189, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C1BDE0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 74.1% green and 87.8% blue (193, 189, 224).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 36% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#C1BDE0 color codes

HEX	`#C1BDE0`
RGB	`rgb(193, 189, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 74.1%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 36%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.94, 8.27, -16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.94, 18.85, 296.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.642, 53.114, 77.933)`
Decimal	`12697056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BDE0, 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 #C1BDE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BDE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #C1BDE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1bde0; }
.text { color: #c1bde0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1bde0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 189 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1bde0, #d3bde0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1BDE0?: #C1BDE0 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 #C1BDE0?: The RGB value is 193, 189, 224: 193 red, 189 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BDE0?: The complementary color is #DCE0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BDE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.