What color is #C8B9DA?

#C8B9DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B9DA?

The RGB value is 200, 185, 218: 200 red, 185 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B9DA?

The complementary color is #CBDAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B9DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B9DA color

#C8B9DA rgb(200, 185, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8B9DA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 72.5% green and 85.5% blue (200, 185, 218).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lucid Dreams (#CCBBDD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#C8B9DA color codes

HEX	`#C8B9DA`
RGB	`rgb(200, 185, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 72.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.3, 11.48, -14.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.3, 18.57, 308.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.821, 52.039, 73.525)`
Decimal	`13154778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B9DA, 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 #C8B9DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B9DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #C8B9DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b9da; }
.text { color: #c8b9da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b9da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 185 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b9da, #d8b9da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C8B9DA?: #C8B9DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B9DA?: The RGB value is 200, 185, 218: 200 red, 185 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B9DA?: The complementary color is #CBDAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B9DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.