What color is #C5AFCE?

#C5AFCE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5AFCE?

The RGB value is 197, 175, 206: 197 red, 175 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5AFCE?

The complementary color is #B8CEAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5AFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5AFCE color

#C5AFCE rgb(197, 175, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C5AFCE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 68.6% green and 80.8% blue (197, 175, 206).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#C5AFCE color codes

HEX	`#C5AFCE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 175, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 68.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.18, 13.55, -12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.18, 18.63, 316.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.495, 46.987, 64.843)`
Decimal	`12955598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5AFCE, 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 #C5AFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5AFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #C5AFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5afce; }
.text { color: #c5afce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5afce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 175 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5afce, #ceafc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C5AFCE?: #C5AFCE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5AFCE?: The RGB value is 197, 175, 206: 197 red, 175 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5AFCE?: The complementary color is #B8CEAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5AFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.