What color is #C9BCD7?

#C9BCD7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9BCD7?

The RGB value is 201, 188, 215: 201 red, 188 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BCD7?

The complementary color is #CAD7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BCD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BCD7 color

#C9BCD7 rgb(201, 188, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C9BCD7 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 73.7% green and 84.3% blue (201, 188, 215).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#C9BCD7 color codes

HEX	`#C9BCD7`
RGB	`rgb(201, 188, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 73.7%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.05, 9.6, -11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.05, 15.25, 309)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.334, 53.29, 71.7)`
Decimal	`13221079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BCD7, 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 #C9BCD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BCD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #C9BCD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9bcd7; }
.text { color: #c9bcd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9bcd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 188 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9bcd7, #d7bcd7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C9BCD7?: #C9BCD7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9BCD7?: The RGB value is 201, 188, 215: 201 red, 188 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BCD7?: The complementary color is #CAD7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BCD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.