Information about #CCB8D6 color

#CCB8D6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CCB8D6 falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(204, 184, 214) — 80% red, 72.2% green, 83.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 12 / 0 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CCB8D6 reads as a mildly saturated blue-purple violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Prelude (#CAB4D4). Slightly further away sit Melrose (#C3B9DD) and Poet (#C0BCD4).

The recipe behind #CCB8D6 is rgb(204, 184, 214), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. #CCB8D6 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CCB8D6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CCB8D6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CCB8D6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Thistle color link
Thistle

#D8BFD8

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

I Do color link
I Do

#CCBCC6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCB8D6
  • RGB204, 184, 214
  • CMYK4, 12, 0, 16
  • CSSrgb(204, 184, 214)
  • HSL280°, 27%, 78%
  • HSL Precise280°, 26.786%, 78.039%
  • HSV280°, 14%, 84%
  • HSB280°, 14%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.722, 0.839)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.722, 0.839, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.722, 0.839)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCCB8D6
  • DECIMAL ID13416662
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01