What color is #C4A6D5?

#C4A6D5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4A6D5?

The RGB value is 196, 166, 213: 196 red, 166 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4A6D5?

The complementary color is #B7D5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4A6D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4A6D5 color

#C4A6D5 rgb(196, 166, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C4A6D5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 65.1% green and 83.5% blue (196, 166, 213).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 36% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Lilac Lace (#C6A1CF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#C4A6D5 color codes

HEX	`#C4A6D5`
RGB	`rgb(196, 166, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 65.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 36%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 22%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 22%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.1, 19.55, -19.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.1, 27.79, 314.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.409, 43.813, 68.844)`
Decimal	`12887765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4A6D5, 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 #C4A6D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4A6D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #C4A6D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4a6d5; }
.text { color: #c4a6d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4a6d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 166 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4a6d5, #d5a6ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4A6D5?: #C4A6D5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4A6D5?: The RGB value is 196, 166, 213: 196 red, 166 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4A6D5?: The complementary color is #B7D5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4A6D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.