What color is #CCBCD8?

#CCBCD8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCBCD8?

The RGB value is 204, 188, 216: 204 red, 188 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBCD8?

The complementary color is #C8D8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBCD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBCD8 color

#CCBCD8 rgb(204, 188, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CCBCD8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 73.7% green and 84.7% blue (204, 188, 216).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 26% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#CCBCD8 color codes

HEX	`#CCBCD8`
RGB	`rgb(204, 188, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 73.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.32, 10.79, -11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.32, 16.1, 312.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.278, 53.762, 72.417)`
Decimal	`13417688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBCD8, 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 #CCBCD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBCD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #CCBCD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbcd8; }
.text { color: #ccbcd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbcd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 188 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbcd8, #d8bcd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CCBCD8?: #CCBCD8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBCD8?: The RGB value is 204, 188, 216: 204 red, 188 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBCD8?: The complementary color is #C8D8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBCD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.