What color is #C4BAD6?

#C4BAD6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BAD6?

The RGB value is 196, 186, 214: 196 red, 186 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BAD6?

The complementary color is #CCD6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BAD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BAD6 color

#C4BAD6 rgb(196, 186, 214)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C4BAD6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 72.9% green and 83.9% blue (196, 186, 214).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 25% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#C4BAD6 color codes

HEX	`#C4BAD6`
RGB	`rgb(196, 186, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 72.9%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 25%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.11, 8.82, -12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.11, 15.51, 304.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.459, 51.709, 70.822)`
Decimal	`12892886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BAD6, 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 #C4BAD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BAD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #C4BAD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bad6; }
.text { color: #c4bad6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bad6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 186 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bad6, #d2bad6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4BAD6?: #C4BAD6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BAD6?: The RGB value is 196, 186, 214: 196 red, 186 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BAD6?: The complementary color is #CCD6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BAD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.