What color is #C5C0E2?

#C5C0E2 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C0E2?

The RGB value is 197, 192, 226: 197 red, 192 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C0E2?

The complementary color is #DDE2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C0E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C0E2 color

#C5C0E2 rgb(197, 192, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C5C0E2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 75.3% green and 88.6% blue (197, 192, 226).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 37% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#C5C0E2 color codes

HEX	`#C5C0E2`
RGB	`rgb(197, 192, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 75.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 37%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.08, 8.36, -16.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.08, 18.29, 297.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.6, 55.06, 79.635)`
Decimal	`12959970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C0E2, 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 #C5C0E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C0E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #C5C0E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c0e2; }
.text { color: #c5c0e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c0e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 192 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c0e2, #d6c0e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5C0E2?: #C5C0E2 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C0E2?: The RGB value is 197, 192, 226: 197 red, 192 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C0E2?: The complementary color is #DDE2C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C0E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.