What color is #C8B2D1?

#C8B2D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B2D1?

The RGB value is 200, 178, 209: 200 red, 178 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B2D1?

The complementary color is #BBD1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B2D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B2D1 color

#C8B2D1 rgb(200, 178, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8B2D1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 69.8% green and 82% blue (200, 178, 209).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 25% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#C8B2D1 color codes

HEX	`#C8B2D1`
RGB	`rgb(200, 178, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 69.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 25%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.28, 13.51, -12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.28, 18.57, 316.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.247, 48.724, 67.014)`
Decimal	`13152977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B2D1, 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 #C8B2D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B2D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #C8B2D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b2d1; }
.text { color: #c8b2d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b2d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 178 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b2d1, #d1b2cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C8B2D1?: #C8B2D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B2D1?: The RGB value is 200, 178, 209: 200 red, 178 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B2D1?: The complementary color is #BBD1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B2D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.