What color is #C5C1D6?

#C5C1D6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C1D6?

The RGB value is 197, 193, 214: 197 red, 193 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C1D6?

The complementary color is #D2D6C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C1D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C1D6 color

#C5C1D6 rgb(197, 193, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C1D6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 75.7% green and 83.9% blue (197, 193, 214).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 20% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#C5C1D6 color codes

HEX	`#C5C1D6`
RGB	`rgb(197, 193, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 75.7%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 20%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 10%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.96, 5.38, -9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.96, 11.34, 298.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.231, 54.865, 71.338)`
Decimal	`12960214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C1D6, 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 #C5C1D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C1D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	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 #C5C1D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c1d6; }
.text { color: #c5c1d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c1d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 193 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c1d6, #d0c1d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5C1D6?: #C5C1D6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C1D6?: The RGB value is 197, 193, 214: 197 red, 193 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C1D6?: The complementary color is #D2D6C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C1D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.