What color is #C8BCD9?

#C8BCD9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8BCD9?

The RGB value is 200, 188, 217: 200 red, 188 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BCD9?

The complementary color is #CDD9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BCD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BCD9 color

#C8BCD9 rgb(200, 188, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8BCD9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 73.7% green and 85.1% blue (200, 188, 217).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#C8BCD9 color codes

HEX	`#C8BCD9`
RGB	`rgb(200, 188, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 73.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.03, 9.66, -12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.03, 16.17, 306.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.325, 53.256, 73.05)`
Decimal	`13155545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BCD9, 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 #C8BCD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BCD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #C8BCD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bcd9; }
.text { color: #c8bcd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bcd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 188 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bcd9, #d6bcd9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C8BCD9?: #C8BCD9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8BCD9?: The RGB value is 200, 188, 217: 200 red, 188 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BCD9?: The complementary color is #CDD9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BCD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.