What color is #C4BCD1?

#C4BCD1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BCD1?

The RGB value is 196, 188, 209: 196 red, 188 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BCD1?

The complementary color is #C9D1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BCD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BCD1 color

#C4BCD1 rgb(196, 188, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4BCD1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.7% green and 82% blue (196, 188, 209).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% 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 11.46:1).

#C4BCD1 color codes

HEX	`#C4BCD1`
RGB	`rgb(196, 188, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.7%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.46, 6.75, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.46, 11.67, 305.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.255, 52.306, 67.652)`
Decimal	`12893393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BCD1, 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 #C4BCD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BCD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #C4BCD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bcd1; }
.text { color: #c4bcd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bcd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 188 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bcd1, #cfbcd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C4BCD1?: #C4BCD1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BCD1?: The RGB value is 196, 188, 209: 196 red, 188 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BCD1?: The complementary color is #C9D1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BCD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.