What color is #C4BCE0?

#C4BCE0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BCE0?

The RGB value is 196, 188, 224: 196 red, 188 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BCE0?

The complementary color is #D8E0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BCE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BCE0 color

#C4BCE0 rgb(196, 188, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C4BCE0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.7% green and 87.8% blue (196, 188, 224).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Digital Lavender (#CAC0E1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#C4BCE0 color codes

HEX	`#C4BCE0`
RGB	`rgb(196, 188, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.7%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.92, 9.78, -16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.92, 19.56, 300)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.2, 53.084, 77.897)`
Decimal	`12893408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BCE0, 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 #C4BCE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BCE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #C4BCE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bce0; }
.text { color: #c4bce0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bce0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 188 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bce0, #d6bce0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4BCE0?: #C4BCE0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BCE0?: The RGB value is 196, 188, 224: 196 red, 188 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BCE0?: The complementary color is #D8E0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BCE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.