What color is #C8B1C9?

#C8B1C9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B1C9?

The RGB value is 200, 177, 201: 200 red, 177 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B1C9?

The complementary color is #B2C9B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B1C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B1C9 color

#C8B1C9 rgb(200, 177, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8B1C9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 69.4% green and 78.8% blue (200, 177, 201).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 18% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#C8B1C9 color codes

HEX	`#C8B1C9`
RGB	`rgb(200, 177, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 69.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 18%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.79, 12.52, -9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.79, 15.49, 323.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.083, 47.941, 61.862)`
Decimal	`13152713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B1C9, 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 #C8B1C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B1C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #C8B1C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b1c9; }
.text { color: #c8b1c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b1c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 177 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b1c9, #c9b1be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C8B1C9?: #C8B1C9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B1C9?: The RGB value is 200, 177, 201: 200 red, 177 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B1C9?: The complementary color is #B2C9B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B1C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.