What color is #C2C1F5?

#C2C1F5 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C1F5?

The RGB value is 194, 193, 245: 194 red, 193 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C1F5?

The complementary color is #F4F5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C1F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C1F5 color

#C2C1F5 rgb(194, 193, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C2C1F5 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 75.7% green and 96.1% blue (194, 193, 245).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 72% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#C2C1F5 color codes

HEX	`#C2C1F5`
RGB	`rgb(194, 193, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 75.7%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 72%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 21%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.73, 10.98, -25.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.73, 27.77, 293.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.796, 56.201, 94.171)`
Decimal	`12763637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C1F5, 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 #C2C1F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C1F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	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 #C2C1F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c1f5; }
.text { color: #c2c1f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c1f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 193 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c1f5, #dcc1f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2C1F5?: #C2C1F5 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C1F5?: The RGB value is 194, 193, 245: 194 red, 193 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C1F5?: The complementary color is #F4F5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C1F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.