What color is #CBC5DA?

#CBC5DA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC5DA?

The RGB value is 203, 197, 218: 203 red, 197 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC5DA?

The complementary color is #D4DAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC5DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC5DA color

#CBC5DA rgb(203, 197, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC5DA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 77.3% green and 85.5% blue (203, 197, 218).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 22% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#CBC5DA color codes

HEX	`#CBC5DA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 197, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 77.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 22%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.57, 6.02, -9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.57, 11.41, 301.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.247, 57.691, 74.436)`
Decimal	`13354458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC5DA, 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 #CBC5DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC5DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #CBC5DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc5da; }
.text { color: #cbc5da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc5da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 197 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc5da, #d6c5da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CBC5DA?: #CBC5DA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC5DA?: The RGB value is 203, 197, 218: 203 red, 197 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC5DA?: The complementary color is #D4DAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC5DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.