Information about #C5ADED color

#C5ADED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5ADED falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(197, 173, 237) — 77.3% red, 67.8% green, 92.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 25 / 0 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C5ADED presents itself as a strongly colored twilight violet — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pale Light Grayish Indigo (#C4B8E7). Slightly further away sit Lavender (#C79FEF) and Kinsey Reign (#D4B0E7).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 173, 237) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C5ADED is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C5ADED color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C5ADED color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C5ADED

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5ADED
  • RGB197, 173, 237
  • CMYK16, 25, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(197, 173, 237)
  • HSL263°, 64%, 80%
  • HSL Precise262.5°, 64%, 80.392%
  • HSV263°, 27%, 93%
  • HSB263°, 27%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.678, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.678, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.678, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5ADED
  • DECIMAL ID12955117
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01