What color is #C5BAD3?

#C5BAD3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BAD3?

The RGB value is 197, 186, 211: 197 red, 186 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BAD3?

The complementary color is #C8D3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BAD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BAD3 color

#C5BAD3 rgb(197, 186, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C5BAD3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 72.9% green and 82.7% blue (197, 186, 211).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#C5BAD3 color codes

HEX	`#C5BAD3`
RGB	`rgb(197, 186, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 72.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 22%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.1, 8.55, -11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.1, 14.05, 307.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.341, 51.691, 68.835)`
Decimal	`12958419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BAD3, 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 #C5BAD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BAD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #C5BAD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bad3; }
.text { color: #c5bad3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bad3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 186 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bad3, #d2bad3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5BAD3?: #C5BAD3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BAD3?: The RGB value is 197, 186, 211: 197 red, 186 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BAD3?: The complementary color is #C8D3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BAD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.