What color is #CCBBEA?

#CCBBEA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCBBEA?

The RGB value is 204, 187, 234: 204 red, 187 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBBEA?

The complementary color is #D9EABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBBEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBBEA color

#CCBBEA rgb(204, 187, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CCBBEA is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 73.3% green and 91.8% blue (204, 187, 234).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 53% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Viking Diva (#CABAE0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#CCBBEA color codes

HEX	`#CCBBEA`
RGB	`rgb(204, 187, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 73.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 53%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 20%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.65, 14.96, -21.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.65, 25.93, 305.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.521, 54.318, 85.28)`
Decimal	`13417450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBBEA, 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 #CCBBEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBBEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #CCBBEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbbea; }
.text { color: #ccbbea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbbea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 187 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbbea, #e3bbea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CCBBEA?: #CCBBEA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBBEA?: The RGB value is 204, 187, 234: 204 red, 187 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBBEA?: The complementary color is #D9EABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBBEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.