What color is #C5A6D7?

#C5A6D7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5A6D7?

The RGB value is 197, 166, 215: 197 red, 166 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A6D7?

The complementary color is #B8D7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A6D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A6D7 color

#C5A6D7 rgb(197, 166, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C5A6D7 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 65.1% green and 84.3% blue (197, 166, 215).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 38% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lavender (#BFA3D9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#C5A6D7 color codes

HEX	`#C5A6D7`
RGB	`rgb(197, 166, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 65.1%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 38%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 23%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 23%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.26, 20.28, -20.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.26, 28.91, 314.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.926, 44.05, 70.202)`
Decimal	`12953303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A6D7, 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 #C5A6D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A6D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #C5A6D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a6d7; }
.text { color: #c5a6d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a6d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 166 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a6d7, #d7a6d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5A6D7?: #C5A6D7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5A6D7?: The RGB value is 197, 166, 215: 197 red, 166 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A6D7?: The complementary color is #B8D7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A6D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.