What color is #C2B5D0?

#C2B5D0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B5D0?

The RGB value is 194, 181, 208: 194 red, 181 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B5D0?

The complementary color is #C3D0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B5D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B5D0 color

#C2B5D0 rgb(194, 181, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C2B5D0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 71% green and 81.6% blue (194, 181, 208).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 22% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#C2B5D0 color codes

HEX	`#C2B5D0`
RGB	`rgb(194, 181, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 71%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 22%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.5, 9.67, -11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.5, 15.35, 309.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.155, 49.071, 66.492)`
Decimal	`12760528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B5D0, 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 #C2B5D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B5D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #C2B5D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b5d0; }
.text { color: #c2b5d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b5d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 181 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b5d0, #cfb5d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C2B5D0?: #C2B5D0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B5D0?: The RGB value is 194, 181, 208: 194 red, 181 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B5D0?: The complementary color is #C3D0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B5D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.