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#C0BCD7 Color

#C0BCD7 is rgb(192, 188, 215) in RGB, hsl(249, 25%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C0BCD7
HEX#C0BCD7
RGBrgb(192, 188, 215)
HSLhsl(249, 25%, 79%)
HSVhsv(249, 13%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.038 292.3)
LABlab(77.22% 5.37 -13.07)
LCHlch(77.22% 14.13 292.32)

What #C0BCD7 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 #C0BCD7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.35Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 7.13Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.19Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.64Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.72Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 7.73

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

#C0BCD7 Channel Values

How #C0BCD7 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 188 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 25% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 13% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C0BCD7 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C0BCD7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C0BCD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C0BCD7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C0BCD7
Complementary
#D3D7BC
Analogous
#BCC5D7
Analogous
#CDBCD7
Triadic
#D7C0BC
Triadic
#BCD7C0
Split comp.
#D7CDBC
Split comp.
#C5D7BC

Tints & Shades of #C0BCD7

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

#C9C6DD
#CFCCE0
#D8D6E6
#E1DFEC
#EAE9F2
#F0EFF5

Shades

#9F99C2
#8179AF
#635A96
#4C4573
#353050
#201D30

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C0BCD7.

How #C0BCD7 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#C0BCD7
Protanopia#BDBDD7
Protanomaly#BEBCD7
Deuteranopia#BDBDD7
Deuteranomaly#BEBDD7
Tritanopia#BCC0C0
Tritanomaly#BEBEC9
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C0BCD7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c0bcd7: #C0BCD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C0BCD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c0bcd7': '#C0BCD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.737, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_c0bcd7">#C0BCD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#C0BCD7"

More Blue Colors

#C0BCD7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C0BCD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C0BCD7?

#C0BCD7 is a light blue — rgb(192, 188, 215) in RGB and hsl(249, 25%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.35.

What is the RGB value of #C0BCD7?

#C0BCD7 is rgb(192, 188, 215) — red 192, green 188, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C0BCD7?

#C0BCD7 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C0BCD7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C0BCD7 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C0BCD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C0BCD7 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 8.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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