What color is #C2C8DB?

#C2C8DB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C8DB?

The RGB value is 194, 200, 219: 194 red, 200 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C8DB?

The complementary color is #DBD5C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C8DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C8DB color

#C2C8DB rgb(194, 200, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2C8DB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 78.4% green and 85.9% blue (194, 200, 219).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 26% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#C2C8DB color codes

HEX	`#C2C8DB`
RGB	`rgb(194, 200, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 78.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 26%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 11%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.68, 1.66, -10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.68, 10.27, 279.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.686, 57.892, 75.245)`
Decimal	`12765403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C8DB, 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 #C2C8DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C8DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #C2C8DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c8db; }
.text { color: #c2c8db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c8db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 200 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c8db, #c9c2db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C2C8DB?: #C2C8DB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C8DB?: The RGB value is 194, 200, 219: 194 red, 200 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C8DB?: The complementary color is #DBD5C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C8DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.