What color is #C1ABCF?

#C1ABCF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1ABCF?

The RGB value is 193, 171, 207: 193 red, 171 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1ABCF?

The complementary color is #B9CFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1ABCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1ABCF color

#C1ABCF rgb(193, 171, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C1ABCF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 67.1% green and 81.2% blue (193, 171, 207).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#C1ABCF color codes

HEX	`#C1ABCF`
RGB	`rgb(193, 171, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 67.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.87, 14.6, -15.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.87, 21.17, 313.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.816, 44.969, 65.18)`
Decimal	`12692431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1ABCF, 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 #C1ABCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1ABCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #C1ABCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1abcf; }
.text { color: #c1abcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1abcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 171 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1abcf, #cfabcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C1ABCF?: #C1ABCF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1ABCF?: The RGB value is 193, 171, 207: 193 red, 171 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1ABCF?: The complementary color is #B9CFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1ABCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.