What color is #C5ACDE?

#C5ACDE 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 #C5ACDE?

The RGB value is 197, 172, 222: 197 red, 172 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5ACDE?

The complementary color is #C5DEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5ACDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5ACDE color

#C5ACDE rgb(197, 172, 222)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C5ACDE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 67.5% green and 87.1% blue (197, 172, 222).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 43% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lavender (#BFA3D9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#C5ACDE color codes

HEX	`#C5ACDE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 172, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 67.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 43%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 23%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.97, 18.42, -21.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.97, 28.57, 310.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.961, 46.65, 75.413)`
Decimal	`12954846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5ACDE, 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 #C5ACDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5ACDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #C5ACDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5acde; }
.text { color: #c5acde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5acde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 172 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5acde, #deacde); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5ACDE?: #C5ACDE 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 #C5ACDE?: The RGB value is 197, 172, 222: 197 red, 172 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5ACDE?: The complementary color is #C5DEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5ACDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.