What color is #CCB8D9?

#CCB8D9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCB8D9?

The RGB value is 204, 184, 217: 204 red, 184 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB8D9?

The complementary color is #C5D9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB8D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB8D9 color

#CCB8D9 rgb(204, 184, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CCB8D9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 72.2% green and 85.1% blue (204, 184, 217).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lucid Dreams (#CCBBDD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#CCB8D9 color codes

HEX	`#CCB8D9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 184, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 72.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.36, 13.15, -13.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.36, 19.16, 313.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.565, 52.128, 72.819)`
Decimal	`13416665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB8D9, 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 #CCB8D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB8D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #CCB8D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb8d9; }
.text { color: #ccb8d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb8d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 184 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb8d9, #d9b8d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CCB8D9?: #CCB8D9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCB8D9?: The RGB value is 204, 184, 217: 204 red, 184 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB8D9?: The complementary color is #C5D9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB8D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.