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#C0B1ED Color

#C0B1ED is rgb(192, 177, 237) in RGB, hsl(255, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C0B1ED
HEX#C0B1ED
RGBrgb(192, 177, 237)
HSLhsl(255, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(255, 25%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.085 295.9)
LABlab(75.06% 14.55 -28.16)
LCHlch(75.06% 31.70 297.33)

What #C0B1ED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C0B1ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 6.14Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.63Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.12Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.47Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 11.12Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 11.14

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#C0B1ED Channel Values

How #C0B1ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 192 · G 177 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 25% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C0B1ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C0B1ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C0B1ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C0B1ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C0B1ED
Complementary
#DEEDB0
Analogous
#B0BFED
Analogous
#DEB0ED
Triadic
#EDBFB0
Triadic
#B0EDBF
Split comp.
#EDDEB0
Split comp.
#BFEDB0

Tints & Shades of #C0B1ED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C6B8EF
#D0C5F2
#D7CDF4
#E1DAF7
#E8E2F8
#F2EEFB

Shades

#9A82E3
#7655D8
#542DC8
#41239A
#2D196C
#1A0E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C0B1ED.

How #C0B1ED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C0B1ED
Protanopia#B4B4ED
Protanomaly#B9B3ED
Deuteranopia#B6B6ED
Deuteranomaly#BAB4ED
Tritanopia#B7BABA
Tritanomaly#BBB6D0
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C0B1ED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c0b1ed: #C0B1ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C0B1ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c0b1ed': '#C0B1ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.694, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_c0b1ed">#C0B1ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#C0B1ED"

More Purple Colors

#C0B1ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C0B1ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C0B1ED?

#C0B1ED is a lightest purple — rgb(192, 177, 237) in RGB and hsl(255, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #C0B1ED?

#C0B1ED is rgb(192, 177, 237) — red 192, green 177, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C0B1ED?

#C0B1ED converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C0B1ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C0B1ED scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C0B1ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C0B1ED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.39, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.