What color is #C4BCE9?

#C4BCE9 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4BCE9?

The RGB value is 196, 188, 233: 196 red, 188 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4BCE9?

The complementary color is #E1E9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4BCE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4BCE9 color

#C4BCE9 rgb(196, 188, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C4BCE9 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.7% green and 91.4% blue (196, 188, 233).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 51% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Viking Diva (#CABAE0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#C4BCE9 color codes

HEX	`#C4BCE9`
RGB	`rgb(196, 188, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 73.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 51%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 19%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.22, 11.68, -21.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.22, 24.33, 298.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.453, 53.585, 84.496)`
Decimal	`12893417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4BCE9, 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 #C4BCE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4BCE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #C4BCE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4bce9; }
.text { color: #c4bce9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4bce9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 188 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4bce9, #dbbce9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C4BCE9?: #C4BCE9 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4BCE9?: The RGB value is 196, 188, 233: 196 red, 188 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4BCE9?: The complementary color is #E1E9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4BCE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.