What color is #C4BCE3?

#C4BCE3 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 #C4BCE3?

The RGB value is 196, 188, 227: 196 red, 188 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BCE3?

The complementary color is #DBE3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BCE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BCE3 color

#C4BCE3 rgb(196, 188, 227)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C4BCE3 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.7% green and 89% blue (196, 188, 227).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 41% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Digital Lavender (#CAC0E1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#C4BCE3 color codes

HEX	`#C4BCE3`
RGB	`rgb(196, 188, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.7%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 41%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.02, 10.41, -18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.02, 21.15, 299.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.61, 53.248, 80.059)`
Decimal	`12893411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BCE3, 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 #C4BCE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BCE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #C4BCE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bce3; }
.text { color: #c4bce3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bce3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 188 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bce3, #d8bce3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4BCE3?: #C4BCE3 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 #C4BCE3?: The RGB value is 196, 188, 227: 196 red, 188 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BCE3?: The complementary color is #DBE3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BCE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.