What color is #CCBCF3?

#CCBCF3 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCBCF3?

The RGB value is 204, 188, 243: 204 red, 188 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBCF3?

The complementary color is #E3F3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBCF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBCF3 color

#CCBCF3 rgb(204, 188, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CCBCF3 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 73.7% green and 95.3% blue (204, 188, 243).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 70% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#CCBCF3 color codes

HEX	`#CCBCF3`
RGB	`rgb(204, 188, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 73.7%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 70%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 23%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 23%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.2, 16.32, -25.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.2, 30, 302.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.059, 55.275, 92.334)`
Decimal	`13417715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBCF3, 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 #CCBCF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBCF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #CCBCF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbcf3; }
.text { color: #ccbcf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbcf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 188 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbcf3, #e8bcf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCBCF3?: #CCBCF3 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBCF3?: The RGB value is 204, 188, 243: 204 red, 188 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBCF3?: The complementary color is #E3F3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBCF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.