What color is #C1BEDC?

#C1BEDC 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 #C1BEDC?

The RGB value is 193, 190, 220: 193 red, 190 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1BEDC?

The complementary color is #D9DCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1BEDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1BEDC color

#C1BEDC rgb(193, 190, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C1BEDC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 74.5% green and 86.3% blue (193, 190, 220).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 30% 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#C1BEDC color codes

HEX	`#C1BEDC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 190, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 74.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 30%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.07, 6.9, -14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.07, 16.13, 295.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.321, 53.331, 75.181)`
Decimal	`12697308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1BEDC, 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 #C1BEDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1BEDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	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 #C1BEDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1bedc; }
.text { color: #c1bedc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1bedc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 190 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1bedc, #d0bedc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1BEDC?: #C1BEDC 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 #C1BEDC?: The RGB value is 193, 190, 220: 193 red, 190 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1BEDC?: The complementary color is #D9DCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1BEDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.