What color is #C5BDD8?

#C5BDD8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5BDD8?

The RGB value is 197, 189, 216: 197 red, 189 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BDD8?

The complementary color is #D0D8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BDD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5BDD8 color

#C5BDD8 rgb(197, 189, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C5BDD8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 74.1% green and 84.7% blue (197, 189, 216).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 26% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#C5BDD8 color codes

HEX	`#C5BDD8`
RGB	`rgb(197, 189, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.1%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.01, 7.93, -12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.01, 14.79, 302.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.616, 53.223, 72.401)`
Decimal	`12959192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BDD8, 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 #C5BDD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BDD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	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 #C5BDD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bdd8; }
.text { color: #c5bdd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bdd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 189 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bdd8, #d3bdd8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C5BDD8?: #C5BDD8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5BDD8?: The RGB value is 197, 189, 216: 197 red, 189 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BDD8?: The complementary color is #D0D8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BDD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.