What color is #C5BED7?

#C5BED7 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 #C5BED7?

The RGB value is 197, 190, 215: 197 red, 190 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5BED7?

The complementary color is #D0D7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5BED7?

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.

#C5BED7 color

#C5BED7 rgb(197, 190, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C5BED7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 74.5% green and 84.3% blue (197, 190, 215).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 24% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% 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 11.72:1).

#C5BED7 color codes

HEX	`#C5BED7`
RGB	`rgb(197, 190, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 74.5%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 24%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.23, 7.19, -11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.23, 13.66, 301.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.703, 53.603, 71.794)`
Decimal	`12959447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5BED7, 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 #C5BED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5BED7 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 #C5BED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5bed7; }
.text { color: #c5bed7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5bed7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 190 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5bed7, #d2bed7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5BED7?: #C5BED7 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 #C5BED7?: The RGB value is 197, 190, 215: 197 red, 190 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5BED7?: The complementary color is #D0D7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5BED7?: 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.