What color is #C8BDDE?

#C8BDDE 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 #C8BDDE?

The RGB value is 200, 189, 222: 200 red, 189 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BDDE?

The complementary color is #D3DEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BDDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BDDE color

#C8BDDE rgb(200, 189, 222)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8BDDE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 74.1% green and 87.1% blue (200, 189, 222).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 33% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#C8BDDE color codes

HEX	`#C8BDDE`
RGB	`rgb(200, 189, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 74.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.43, 10.13, -15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.43, 18.15, 303.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.199, 53.948, 76.598)`
Decimal	`13155806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BDDE, 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 #C8BDDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BDDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #C8BDDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bdde; }
.text { color: #c8bdde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bdde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 189 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bdde, #d9bdde); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C8BDDE?: #C8BDDE 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 #C8BDDE?: The RGB value is 200, 189, 222: 200 red, 189 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BDDE?: The complementary color is #D3DEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BDDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.