What color is #C9BEDF?

#C9BEDF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9BEDF?

The RGB value is 201, 190, 223: 201 red, 190 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BEDF?

The complementary color is #D4DFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BEDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BEDF color

#C9BEDF rgb(201, 190, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C9BEDF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 74.5% green and 87.5% blue (201, 190, 223).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 34% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Digital Lavender (#CAC0E1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#C9BEDF color codes

HEX	`#C9BEDF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 190, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 74.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 34%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.79, 10.12, -15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.79, 18.13, 303.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.818, 54.572, 77.391)`
Decimal	`13221599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BEDF, 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 #C9BEDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BEDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #C9BEDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9bedf; }
.text { color: #c9bedf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9bedf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 190 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9bedf, #dabedf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C9BEDF?: #C9BEDF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9BEDF?: The RGB value is 201, 190, 223: 201 red, 190 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BEDF?: The complementary color is #D4DFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BEDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.