What color is #C0C5D7?

#C0C5D7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0C5D7?

The RGB value is 192, 197, 215: 192 red, 197 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0C5D7?

The complementary color is #D7D2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0C5D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0C5D7 color

#C0C5D7 rgb(192, 197, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0C5D7 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 77.3% green and 84.3% blue (192, 197, 215).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 22% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#C0C5D7 color codes

HEX	`#C0C5D7`
RGB	`rgb(192, 197, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 77.3%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 22%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.64, 1.79, -9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.64, 9.72, 280.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.968, 56.045, 72.251)`
Decimal	`12633559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0C5D7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C0C5D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0C5D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C0C5D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0c5d7; }
.text { color: #c0c5d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c5d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 197 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0c5d7, #c6c0d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C0C5D7?: #C0C5D7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0C5D7?: The RGB value is 192, 197, 215: 192 red, 197 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0C5D7?: The complementary color is #D7D2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0C5D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.