What color is #C5A8D1?

#C5A8D1 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 #C5A8D1?

The RGB value is 197, 168, 209: 197 red, 168 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A8D1?

The complementary color is #B4D1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A8D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A8D1 color

#C5A8D1 rgb(197, 168, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C5A8D1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 65.9% green and 82% blue (197, 168, 209).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 31% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Lilac Lace (#C6A1CF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#C5A8D1 color codes

HEX	`#C5A8D1`
RGB	`rgb(197, 168, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 65.9%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 31%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 20%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 20%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.55, 17.98, -16.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.55, 24.66, 316.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.535, 44.48, 66.338)`
Decimal	`12953809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A8D1, 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 #C5A8D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A8D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #C5A8D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a8d1; }
.text { color: #c5a8d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a8d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 168 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a8d1, #d1a8c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5A8D1?: #C5A8D1 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 #C5A8D1?: The RGB value is 197, 168, 209: 197 red, 168 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A8D1?: The complementary color is #B4D1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A8D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.