What color is #C1A5CF?

#C1A5CF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1A5CF?

The RGB value is 193, 165, 207: 193 red, 165 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A5CF?

The complementary color is #B3CFA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A5CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A5CF color

#C1A5CF rgb(193, 165, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C1A5CF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 64.7% green and 81.2% blue (193, 165, 207).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 30% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#C1A5CF color codes

HEX	`#C1A5CF`
RGB	`rgb(193, 165, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 64.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 30%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 20%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.39, 17.9, -17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.39, 25.08, 315.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.708, 42.753, 64.811)`
Decimal	`12690895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A5CF, 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 #C1A5CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A5CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #C1A5CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a5cf; }
.text { color: #c1a5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a5cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 165 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a5cf, #cfa5c8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C1A5CF?: #C1A5CF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1A5CF?: The RGB value is 193, 165, 207: 193 red, 165 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A5CF?: The complementary color is #B3CFA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A5CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.