What color is #C8B7EE?

#C8B7EE is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B7EE?

The RGB value is 200, 183, 238: 200 red, 183 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B7EE?

The complementary color is #DDEEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B7EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B7EE color

#C8B7EE rgb(200, 183, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8B7EE is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 71.8% green and 93.3% blue (200, 183, 238).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 62% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#C8B7EE color codes

HEX	`#C8B7EE`
RGB	`rgb(200, 183, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 71.8%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 62%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 23%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 23%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.47, 16.73, -25.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.47, 30.2, 303.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.182, 52.319, 88.011)`
Decimal	`13154286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B7EE, 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 #C8B7EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B7EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #C8B7EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b7ee; }
.text { color: #c8b7ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b7ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 183 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b7ee, #e3b7ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #C8B7EE?: #C8B7EE is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B7EE?: The RGB value is 200, 183, 238: 200 red, 183 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B7EE?: The complementary color is #DDEEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B7EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.