What color is #C9BCF7?

#C9BCF7 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9BCF7?

The RGB value is 201, 188, 247: 201 red, 188 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BCF7?

The complementary color is #EAF7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BCF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BCF7 color

#C9BCF7 rgb(201, 188, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C9BCF7 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 73.7% green and 96.9% blue (201, 188, 247).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 79% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#C9BCF7 color codes

HEX	`#C9BCF7`
RGB	`rgb(201, 188, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 73.7%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 79%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 24%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 24%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.1, 16.27, -27.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.1, 31.94, 300.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.855, 55.099, 95.512)`
Decimal	`13221111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BCF7, 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 #C9BCF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BCF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #C9BCF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9bcf7; }
.text { color: #c9bcf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9bcf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 188 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9bcf7, #e7bcf7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C9BCF7?: #C9BCF7 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9BCF7?: The RGB value is 201, 188, 247: 201 red, 188 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BCF7?: The complementary color is #EAF7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BCF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.