What color is #C8B9E1?

#C8B9E1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B9E1?

The RGB value is 200, 185, 225: 200 red, 185 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B9E1?

The complementary color is #D2E1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B9E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B9E1 color

#C8B9E1 rgb(200, 185, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8B9E1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 72.5% green and 88.2% blue (200, 185, 225).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 40% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Viking Diva (#CABAE0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#C8B9E1 color codes

HEX	`#C8B9E1`
RGB	`rgb(200, 185, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 72.5%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 40%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 18%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.53, 12.9, -18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.53, 22.18, 305.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.756, 52.414, 78.452)`
Decimal	`13154785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B9E1, 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 #C8B9E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B9E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #C8B9E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b9e1; }
.text { color: #c8b9e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b9e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 185 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b9e1, #dcb9e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C8B9E1?: #C8B9E1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B9E1?: The RGB value is 200, 185, 225: 200 red, 185 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B9E1?: The complementary color is #D2E1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B9E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.