What color is #C5A7CB?

#C5A7CB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5A7CB?

The RGB value is 197, 167, 203: 197 red, 167 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A7CB?

The complementary color is #ADCBA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A7CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A7CB color

#C5A7CB rgb(197, 167, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C5A7CB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 65.5% green and 79.6% blue (197, 167, 203).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#C5A7CB color codes

HEX	`#C5A7CB`
RGB	`rgb(197, 167, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 65.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 18%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.11, 17.35, -14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.11, 22.45, 320.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.623, 43.82, 62.438)`
Decimal	`12953547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A7CB, 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 #C5A7CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A7CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #C5A7CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a7cb; }
.text { color: #c5a7cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a7cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 167 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a7cb, #cba7bf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5A7CB?: #C5A7CB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5A7CB?: The RGB value is 197, 167, 203: 197 red, 167 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A7CB?: The complementary color is #ADCBA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A7CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.