What color is #C5A5CE?

#C5A5CE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5A5CE?

The RGB value is 197, 165, 206: 197 red, 165 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A5CE?

The complementary color is #AECEA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A5CE color

#C5A5CE rgb(197, 165, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C5A5CE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 64.7% green and 80.8% blue (197, 165, 206).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 29% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Lilac Lace (#C6A1CF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#C5A5CE color codes

HEX	`#C5A5CE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 165, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 64.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 29%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 20%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.72, 19.03, -16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.72, 25.18, 319.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.62, 43.238, 64.218)`
Decimal	`12953038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A5CE, 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 #C5A5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #C5A5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a5ce; }
.text { color: #c5a5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 165 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a5ce, #cea5c3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C5A5CE?: #C5A5CE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5A5CE?: The RGB value is 197, 165, 206: 197 red, 165 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A5CE?: The complementary color is #AECEA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.