What color is #C1B2CA?

#C1B2CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1B2CA?

The RGB value is 193, 178, 202: 193 red, 178 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1B2CA?

The complementary color is #BBCAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1B2CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1B2CA color

#C1B2CA rgb(193, 178, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C1B2CA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 69.8% green and 79.2% blue (193, 178, 202).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#C1B2CA color codes

HEX	`#C1B2CA`
RGB	`rgb(193, 178, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 69.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.47, 9.78, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.47, 14.13, 313.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.572, 47.443, 62.464)`
Decimal	`12694218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1B2CA, 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 #C1B2CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1B2CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #C1B2CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1b2ca; }
.text { color: #c1b2ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1b2ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 178 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1b2ca, #cab2c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C1B2CA?: #C1B2CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1B2CA?: The RGB value is 193, 178, 202: 193 red, 178 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1B2CA?: The complementary color is #BBCAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1B2CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.