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C4BCD9

#C4BCD9 New Love

#C4BCD9 is a light, muted purple named New Love. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 73.7% green and 85.1% blue (rgb(196, 188, 217)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 28% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #C4BCD9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.54:1.

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Variations of #C4BCD9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C4BCD9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C4BCD9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C4BCD9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8C0D8
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7C0DA
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABFDA
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8C0D8
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCBFD8
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C1C0C5
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C3BED0
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1BFC7

#C4BCD9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#C4BCD9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.54:1 Very good#C4BCD9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C4BCD9 in CSS

/* New Love */
.color { color: #C4BCD9; }
.background { background-color: #C4BCD9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C4BCD9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(196 188 217);
color: hsl(257 28% 79%);
color: oklch(0.811 0.041 298.1);

#C4BCD9 FAQ

What color is #C4BCD9?

#C4BCD9 is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is New Love. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C4BCD9?

#C4BCD9 is rgb(196, 188, 217) in RGB, hsl(257, 28%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C4BCD9?

The complementary color of #C4BCD9 is #D1D9BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C4BCD9?

Black text has the best contrast on #C4BCD9: 11.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C4BCD9 a warm or cool color?

#C4BCD9 is a cool color.