What color is #CCC1E5?

#CCC1E5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCC1E5?

The RGB value is 204, 193, 229: 204 red, 193 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCC1E5?

The complementary color is #DAE5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC1E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC1E5 color

#CCC1E5 rgb(204, 193, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CCC1E5 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 75.7% green and 89.8% blue (204, 193, 229).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 41% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Digital Lavender (#CAC0E1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#CCC1E5 color codes

HEX	`#CCC1E5`
RGB	`rgb(204, 193, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 75.7%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 41%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 16%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.97, 10.69, -16.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.97, 19.64, 302.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.112, 56.634, 81.984)`
Decimal	`13418981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC1E5, 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 #CCC1E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC1E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #CCC1E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc1e5; }
.text { color: #ccc1e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc1e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 193 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc1e5, #dec1e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCC1E5?: #CCC1E5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCC1E5?: The RGB value is 204, 193, 229: 204 red, 193 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC1E5?: The complementary color is #DAE5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC1E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.