What color is #C5BDCC?

#C5BDCC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BDCC?

The RGB value is 197, 189, 204: 197 red, 189 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BDCC?

The complementary color is #C4CCBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BDCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BDCC color

#C5BDCC rgb(197, 189, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5BDCC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 74.1% green and 80% blue (197, 189, 204).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#C5BDCC color codes

HEX	`#C5BDCC`
RGB	`rgb(197, 189, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.1%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.65, 5.58, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.65, 8.58, 310.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.121, 52.625, 64.527)`
Decimal	`12959180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BDCC, 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 #C5BDCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BDCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #C5BDCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bdcc; }
.text { color: #c5bdcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bdcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 189 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bdcc, #ccbdcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C5BDCC?: #C5BDCC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BDCC?: The RGB value is 197, 189, 204: 197 red, 189 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BDCC?: The complementary color is #C4CCBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BDCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.