What color is #C8CBDB?

#C8CBDB is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CBDB?

The RGB value is 200, 203, 219: 200 red, 203 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CBDB?

The complementary color is #DBD8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CBDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CBDB color

#C8CBDB rgb(200, 203, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CBDB is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.6% green and 85.9% blue (200, 203, 219).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#C8CBDB color codes

HEX	`#C8CBDB`
RGB	`rgb(200, 203, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 79.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.9, 2.04, -8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.9, 8.52, 283.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.959, 60.105, 75.552)`
Decimal	`13159387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CBDB, 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 #C8CBDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CBDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #C8CBDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cbdb; }
.text { color: #c8cbdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cbdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 203 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cbdb, #cfc8db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #C8CBDB?: #C8CBDB is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CBDB?: The RGB value is 200, 203, 219: 200 red, 203 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CBDB?: The complementary color is #DBD8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CBDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.