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#C0BBD8 Color

#C0BBD8 is rgb(192, 187, 216) in RGB, hsl(250, 27%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C0BBD8
HEX#C0BBD8
RGBrgb(192, 187, 216)
HSLhsl(250, 27%, 79%)
HSVhsv(250, 13%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.041 293.4)
LABlab(76.99% 6.03 -13.95)
LCHlch(76.99% 15.20 293.36)

What #C0BBD8 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 #C0BBD8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.08Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.19Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 7.63Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.81Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.4Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.56

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

#C0BBD8 Channel Values

How #C0BBD8 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 187 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 27% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 13% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C0BBD8 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C0BBD8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C0BBD8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C0BBD8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C0BBD8
Complementary
#D3D8BB
Analogous
#BBC5D8
Analogous
#CEBBD8
Triadic
#D8C0BB
Triadic
#BBD8C0
Split comp.
#D8CEBB
Split comp.
#C5D8BB

Tints & Shades of #C0BBD8

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

#C9C5DD
#CFCBE1
#D8D5E7
#E1DFEC
#EAE8F2
#F0EFF6

Shades

#9F97C3
#8177B1
#625798
#4B4375
#342F51
#1F1C31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C0BBD8.

How #C0BBD8 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#C0BBD8
Protanopia#BCBCD8
Protanomaly#BEBCD8
Deuteranopia#BDBDD8
Deuteranomaly#BEBCD8
Tritanopia#BCBFBF
Tritanomaly#BEBDC9
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C0BBD8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c0bbd8: #C0BBD8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C0BBD8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c0bbd8': '#C0BBD8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.733, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_c0bbd8">#C0BBD8</color>
SVG fillfill="#C0BBD8"

More Blue Colors

#C0BBD8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#C0BBD8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C0BBD8?

#C0BBD8 is a light blue — rgb(192, 187, 216) in RGB and hsl(250, 27%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #C0BBD8?

#C0BBD8 is rgb(192, 187, 216) — red 192, green 187, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C0BBD8?

#C0BBD8 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C0BBD8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C0BBD8 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C0BBD8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C0BBD8 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 8.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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