What color is #C8BFE1?

#C8BFE1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8BFE1?

The RGB value is 200, 191, 225: 200 red, 191 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BFE1?

The complementary color is #D8E1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BFE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BFE1 color

#C8BFE1 rgb(200, 191, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8BFE1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 74.9% green and 88.2% blue (200, 191, 225).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 36% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Digital Lavender (#CAC0E1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#C8BFE1 color codes

HEX	`#C8BFE1`
RGB	`rgb(200, 191, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 74.9%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 36%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 15%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.03, 9.66, -15.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.03, 18.5, 301.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.038, 54.977, 78.879)`
Decimal	`13156321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BFE1, 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 #C8BFE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BFE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #C8BFE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bfe1; }
.text { color: #c8bfe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bfe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 191 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bfe1, #d9bfe1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8BFE1?: #C8BFE1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8BFE1?: The RGB value is 200, 191, 225: 200 red, 191 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BFE1?: The complementary color is #D8E1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BFE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.