What color is #C5A3F3?

#C5A3F3 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5A3F3?

The RGB value is 197, 163, 243: 197 red, 163 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A3F3?

The complementary color is #D1F3A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A3F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A3F3 color

#C5A3F3 rgb(197, 163, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C5A3F3 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 63.9% green and 95.3% blue (197, 163, 243).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 77% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Diva (#C9A0FF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#C5A3F3 color codes

HEX	`#C5A3F3`
RGB	`rgb(197, 163, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 63.9%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 77%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 33%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 33%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.59, 27.88, -35.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.59, 45.06, 308.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.297, 44.536, 90.618)`
Decimal	`12952563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A3F3, 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 #C5A3F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A3F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #C5A3F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a3f3; }
.text { color: #c5a3f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a3f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 163 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a3f3, #eda3f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5A3F3?: #C5A3F3 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5A3F3?: The RGB value is 197, 163, 243: 197 red, 163 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A3F3?: The complementary color is #D1F3A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A3F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.