What color is #C0A7E0?

#C0A7E0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0A7E0?

The RGB value is 192, 167, 224: 192 red, 167 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0A7E0?

The complementary color is #C7E0A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0A7E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0A7E0 color

#C0A7E0 rgb(192, 167, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C0A7E0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 65.5% green and 87.8% blue (192, 167, 224).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 48% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lavender (#BFA3D9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#C0A7E0 color codes

HEX	`#C0A7E0`
RGB	`rgb(192, 167, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 65.5%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 48%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 25%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.38, 20, -25.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.38, 32.32, 308.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.009, 44.226, 76.461)`
Decimal	`12625888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0A7E0, 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 #C0A7E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0A7E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #C0A7E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0a7e0; }
.text { color: #c0a7e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0a7e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 167 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0a7e0, #dca7e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0A7E0?: #C0A7E0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0A7E0?: The RGB value is 192, 167, 224: 192 red, 167 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0A7E0?: The complementary color is #C7E0A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0A7E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.