What color is #C8BBD4?

#C8BBD4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8BBD4?

The RGB value is 200, 187, 212: 200 red, 187 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BBD4?

The complementary color is #C7D4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BBD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BBD4 color

#C8BBD4 rgb(200, 187, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8BBD4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 73.3% green and 83.1% blue (200, 187, 212).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#C8BBD4 color codes

HEX	`#C8BBD4`
RGB	`rgb(200, 187, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 73.3%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.62, 9.21, -10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.62, 14.25, 310.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.471, 52.574, 69.605)`
Decimal	`13155284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BBD4, 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 #C8BBD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BBD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #C8BBD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bbd4; }
.text { color: #c8bbd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bbd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 187 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bbd4, #d4bbd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C8BBD4?: #C8BBD4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8BBD4?: The RGB value is 200, 187, 212: 200 red, 187 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BBD4?: The complementary color is #C7D4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BBD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.