What color is #C5BCE7?

#C5BCE7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BCE7?

The RGB value is 197, 188, 231: 197 red, 188 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BCE7?

The complementary color is #DEE7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BCE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BCE7 color

#C5BCE7 rgb(197, 188, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C5BCE7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 73.7% green and 90.6% blue (197, 188, 231).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 47% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Viking Diva (#CABAE0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#C5BCE7 color codes

HEX	`#C5BCE7`
RGB	`rgb(197, 188, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 73.7%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 47%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.23, 11.57, -20.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.23, 23.31, 299.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.43, 53.606, 83.013)`
Decimal	`12958951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BCE7, 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 #C5BCE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BCE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #C5BCE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bce7; }
.text { color: #c5bce7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bce7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 188 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bce7, #dbbce7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5BCE7?: #C5BCE7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BCE7?: The RGB value is 197, 188, 231: 197 red, 188 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BCE7?: The complementary color is #DEE7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BCE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.