What color is #C9BEE0?

#C9BEE0 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 #C9BEE0?

The RGB value is 201, 190, 224: 201 red, 190 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9BEE0?

The complementary color is #D5E0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9BEE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9BEE0 color

#C9BEE0 rgb(201, 190, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C9BEE0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 74.5% green and 87.8% blue (201, 190, 224).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 35% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% 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 11.93:1).

#C9BEE0 color codes

HEX	`#C9BEE0`
RGB	`rgb(201, 190, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 74.5%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 35%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 15%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.83, 10.32, -15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.83, 18.65, 303.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.953, 54.626, 78.103)`
Decimal	`13221600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9BEE0, 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 #C9BEE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9BEE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #C9BEE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9bee0; }
.text { color: #c9bee0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9bee0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 190 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9bee0, #dabee0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C9BEE0?: #C9BEE0 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 #C9BEE0?: The RGB value is 201, 190, 224: 201 red, 190 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9BEE0?: The complementary color is #D5E0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9BEE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.