What color is #C8C1D0?

#C8C1D0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C1D0?

The RGB value is 200, 193, 208: 200 red, 193 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C1D0?

The complementary color is #C9D0C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C1D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C1D0 color

#C8C1D0 rgb(200, 193, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8C1D0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 75.7% green and 81.6% blue (200, 193, 208).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 14% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#C8C1D0 color codes

HEX	`#C8C1D0`
RGB	`rgb(200, 193, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 75.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 14%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 7%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.03, 5.22, -6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.03, 8.43, 308.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.273, 54.973, 67.414)`
Decimal	`13156816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C1D0, 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 #C8C1D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C1D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #C8C1D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c1d0; }
.text { color: #c8c1d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c1d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 193 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c1d0, #d0c1d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C8C1D0?: #C8C1D0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C1D0?: The RGB value is 200, 193, 208: 200 red, 193 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C1D0?: The complementary color is #C9D0C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C1D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.