What color is #C5B4DC?

#C5B4DC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5B4DC?

The RGB value is 197, 180, 220: 197 red, 180 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5B4DC?

The complementary color is #CBDCB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5B4DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5B4DC color

#C5B4DC rgb(197, 180, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C5B4DC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 70.6% green and 86.3% blue (197, 180, 220).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#C5B4DC color codes

HEX	`#C5B4DC`
RGB	`rgb(197, 180, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 70.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 18%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.87, 13.62, -17.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.87, 22.46, 307.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.263, 49.68, 74.532)`
Decimal	`12956892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5B4DC, 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 #C5B4DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5B4DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #C5B4DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5b4dc; }
.text { color: #c5b4dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b4dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 180 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5b4dc, #d9b4dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C5B4DC?: #C5B4DC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5B4DC?: The RGB value is 197, 180, 220: 197 red, 180 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5B4DC?: The complementary color is #CBDCB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5B4DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.