What color is #C2B5D8?

#C2B5D8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B5D8?

The RGB value is 194, 181, 216: 194 red, 181 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B5D8?

The complementary color is #CBD8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B5D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B5D8 color

#C2B5D8 rgb(194, 181, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C2B5D8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 71% green and 84.7% blue (194, 181, 216).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 31% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#C2B5D8 color codes

HEX	`#C2B5D8`
RGB	`rgb(194, 181, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 71%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 31%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.75, 11.28, -15.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.75, 19.5, 305.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.164, 49.475, 71.807)`
Decimal	`12760536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B5D8, 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 #C2B5D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B5D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #C2B5D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b5d8; }
.text { color: #c2b5d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b5d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 181 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b5d8, #d3b5d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C2B5D8?: #C2B5D8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B5D8?: The RGB value is 194, 181, 216: 194 red, 181 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B5D8?: The complementary color is #CBD8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B5D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.