What color is #CCB0D8?

#CCB0D8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCB0D8?

The RGB value is 204, 176, 216: 204 red, 176 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB0D8?

The complementary color is #BCD8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB0D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB0D8 color

#CCB0D8 rgb(204, 176, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CCB0D8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 69% green and 84.7% blue (204, 176, 216).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 34% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#CCB0D8 color codes

HEX	`#CCB0D8`
RGB	`rgb(204, 176, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 69%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 34%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 19%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.36, 17.3, -16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.36, 23.84, 316.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.82, 48.847, 71.598)`
Decimal	`13414616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB0D8, 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 #CCB0D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB0D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #CCB0D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb0d8; }
.text { color: #ccb0d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb0d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 176 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb0d8, #d8b0d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCB0D8?: #CCB0D8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCB0D8?: The RGB value is 204, 176, 216: 204 red, 176 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB0D8?: The complementary color is #BCD8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB0D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.