What color is #C2B3E8?

#C2B3E8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B3E8?

The RGB value is 194, 179, 232: 194 red, 179 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B3E8?

The complementary color is #D9E8B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B3E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B3E8 color

#C2B3E8 rgb(194, 179, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C2B3E8 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 70.2% green and 91% blue (194, 179, 232).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 54% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#C2B3E8 color codes

HEX	`#C2B3E8`
RGB	`rgb(194, 179, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 70.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 54%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 23%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 23%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.78, 15.75, -24.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.78, 29.15, 302.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.931, 49.535, 83.101)`
Decimal	`12760040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B3E8, 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 #C2B3E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B3E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #C2B3E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b3e8; }
.text { color: #c2b3e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b3e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 179 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b3e8, #ddb3e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C2B3E8?: #C2B3E8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B3E8?: The RGB value is 194, 179, 232: 194 red, 179 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B3E8?: The complementary color is #D9E8B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B3E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.