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#C1BBED Color

#C1BBED is rgb(193, 187, 237) in RGB, hsl(247, 58%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C1BBED
HEX#C1BBED
RGBrgb(193, 187, 237)
HSLhsl(247, 58%, 83%)
HSVhsv(247, 21%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.07 290.2)
LABlab(77.65% 9.75 -24.23)
LCHlch(77.65% 26.11 291.92)

What #C1BBED 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 #C1BBED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 6.08Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.41Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.68Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 8.49Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.1Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 11.73

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

#C1BBED Channel Values

How #C1BBED 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 193 · G 187 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 58% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 21% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C1BBED 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C1BBED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C1BBED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C1BBED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C1BBED
Complementary
#E7EDBB
Analogous
#BBCEED
Analogous
#DABBED
Triadic
#EDC0BB
Triadic
#BBEDC0
Split comp.
#EDDABB
Split comp.
#CEEDBB

Tints & Shades of #C1BBED

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

#C8C3EF
#CFCBF1
#D6D3F3
#E2DFF6
#E9E7F9
#F0EFFB

Shades

#988EE1
#6C5ED4
#4534C5
#362999
#261D6D
#15103C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C1BBED.

How #C1BBED 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#C1BBED
Protanopia#BCBCED
Protanomaly#BEBCED
Deuteranopia#BDBDED
Deuteranomaly#BFBCED
Tritanopia#BAC2C2
Tritanomaly#BDBFD5
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C1BBED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c1bbed: #C1BBED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C1BBED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c1bbed': '#C1BBED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.733, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_c1bbed">#C1BBED</color>
SVG fillfill="#C1BBED"

More Blue Colors

#C1BBED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C1BBED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C1BBED?

#C1BBED is a lightest blue — rgb(193, 187, 237) in RGB and hsl(247, 58%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #C1BBED?

#C1BBED is rgb(193, 187, 237) — red 193, green 187, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C1BBED?

#C1BBED converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C1BBED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C1BBED scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C1BBED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C1BBED 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 15.42, which is visibly different.

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