What color is #C2BCD6?

#C2BCD6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2BCD6?

The RGB value is 194, 188, 214: 194 red, 188 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2BCD6?

The complementary color is #D0D6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2BCD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2BCD6 color

#C2BCD6 rgb(194, 188, 214)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C2BCD6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 73.7% green and 83.9% blue (194, 188, 214).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 24% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#C2BCD6 color codes

HEX	`#C2BCD6`
RGB	`rgb(194, 188, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 73.7%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 24%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.45, 7.08, -12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.45, 14.15, 300.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.367, 52.291, 70.94)`
Decimal	`12762326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2BCD6, 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 #C2BCD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2BCD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #C2BCD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2bcd6; }
.text { color: #c2bcd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bcd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 188 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2bcd6, #cfbcd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2BCD6?: #C2BCD6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2BCD6?: The RGB value is 194, 188, 214: 194 red, 188 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2BCD6?: The complementary color is #D0D6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2BCD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.