What color is #C4BCCC?

#C4BCCC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BCCC?

The RGB value is 196, 188, 204: 196 red, 188 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BCCC?

The complementary color is #C4CCBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BCCC color

#C4BCCC rgb(196, 188, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BCCC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.7% green and 80% blue (196, 188, 204).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#C4BCCC color codes

HEX	`#C4BCCC`
RGB	`rgb(196, 188, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.32, 5.77, -7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.32, 9.1, 309.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.645, 52.062, 64.443)`
Decimal	`12893388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BCCC, 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 #C4BCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #C4BCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bccc; }
.text { color: #c4bccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 188 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bccc, #ccbccc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C4BCCC?: #C4BCCC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BCCC?: The RGB value is 196, 188, 204: 196 red, 188 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BCCC?: The complementary color is #C4CCBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.