What color is #C4BCCE?

#C4BCCE 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 #C4BCCE?

The RGB value is 196, 188, 206: 196 red, 188 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BCCE?

The complementary color is #C6CEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BCCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BCCE color

#C4BCCE rgb(196, 188, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BCCE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.7% green and 80.8% blue (196, 188, 206).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#C4BCCE color codes

HEX	`#C4BCCE`
RGB	`rgb(196, 188, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.38, 6.16, -8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.38, 10.12, 307.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.887, 52.159, 65.715)`
Decimal	`12893390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BCCE, 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 #C4BCCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BCCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #C4BCCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bcce; }
.text { color: #c4bcce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bcce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 188 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bcce, #cdbcce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C4BCCE?: #C4BCCE 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 #C4BCCE?: The RGB value is 196, 188, 206: 196 red, 188 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BCCE?: The complementary color is #C6CEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BCCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.