What color is #C8CAE0?

#C8CAE0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CAE0?

The RGB value is 200, 202, 224: 200 red, 202 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CAE0?

The complementary color is #E0DEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CAE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CAE0 color

#C8CAE0 rgb(200, 202, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CAE0 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.2% green and 87.8% blue (200, 202, 224).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 28% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#C8CAE0 color codes

HEX	`#C8CAE0`
RGB	`rgb(200, 202, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 79.2%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 28%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 10%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.78, 3.56, -11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.78, 11.67, 287.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.392, 59.902, 78.992)`
Decimal	`13159136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CAE0, 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 #C8CAE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CAE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	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 #C8CAE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cae0; }
.text { color: #c8cae0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cae0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 202 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cae0, #d2c8e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C8CAE0?: #C8CAE0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CAE0?: The RGB value is 200, 202, 224: 200 red, 202 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CAE0?: The complementary color is #E0DEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CAE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.