#C4B5FD color
The swatch above shows #C4B5FD with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#C4B5FD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the CSS named color thistle (#D8BFD8).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: violet-300. That means you can write bg-violet-300 or text-violet-300 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #C4B5FD |
| RGB | rgb(196, 181, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 95%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 1%) |
| Decimal | 12891645 |
| CSS | color: #C4B5FD; |
| Android | 0xFFC4B5FD |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.769, green: 0.710, blue: 0.992, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #C4B5FD | 1.85:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #C4B5FD | 11.38:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #C4B5FD
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #C4B5FD and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #C4B5FD
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #C4B5FD in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #C4B5FD; background-color: #C4B5FD; }
.element { color: rgb(196 181 253); }
.element { color: hsl(253 95% 85%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-violet-300 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #C4B5FD;Frequently asked questions
What color is #C4B5FD?
#C4B5FD is a very light, vivid violet. Its hue sits at 253° on the color wheel, with 95% saturation and 85% lightness.
What is #C4B5FD in RGB?
#C4B5FD converts to rgb(196, 181, 253) — 196 red, 181 green and 253 blue.
What is #C4B5FD in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 1%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #C4B5FD be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (11.38:1 versus 1.85:1).
What is the complementary color of #C4B5FD?
#EDFDB4 — the hue directly opposite #C4B5FD on the color wheel.