What color is #C1BED4?

#C1BED4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1BED4?

The RGB value is 193, 190, 212: 193 red, 190 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BED4?

The complementary color is #D1D4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BED4?

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.

#C1BED4 color

#C1BED4 rgb(193, 190, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1BED4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 74.5% green and 83.1% blue (193, 190, 212).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 20% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C1BED4 color codes

HEX	`#C1BED4`
RGB	`rgb(193, 190, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 74.5%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 20%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.83, 5.27, -10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.83, 11.86, 296.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.287, 52.918, 69.734)`
Decimal	`12697300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BED4, 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 #C1BED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BED4 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 #C1BED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1bed4; }
.text { color: #c1bed4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1bed4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 190 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1bed4, #ccbed4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1BED4?: #C1BED4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1BED4?: The RGB value is 193, 190, 212: 193 red, 190 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BED4?: The complementary color is #D1D4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BED4?: 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.