What color is #C8B6EC?

#C8B6EC 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 #C8B6EC?

The RGB value is 200, 182, 236: 200 red, 182 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B6EC?

The complementary color is #DAECB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B6EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B6EC color

#C8B6EC rgb(200, 182, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8B6EC is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 71.4% green and 92.5% blue (200, 182, 236).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 59% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#C8B6EC color codes

HEX	`#C8B6EC`
RGB	`rgb(200, 182, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 71.4%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 59%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 23%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.16, 16.84, -24.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.16, 29.77, 304.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.685, 51.791, 86.404)`
Decimal	`13154028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B6EC, 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 #C8B6EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B6EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #C8B6EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b6ec; }
.text { color: #c8b6ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b6ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 182 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b6ec, #e3b6ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #C8B6EC?: #C8B6EC 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 #C8B6EC?: The RGB value is 200, 182, 236: 200 red, 182 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B6EC?: The complementary color is #DAECB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B6EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.