What color is #C1A3C7?

#C1A3C7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1A3C7?

The RGB value is 193, 163, 199: 193 red, 163 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A3C7?

The complementary color is #A9C7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A3C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A3C7 color

#C1A3C7 rgb(193, 163, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C1A3C7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 63.9% green and 78% blue (193, 163, 199).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 24% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#C1A3C7 color codes

HEX	`#C1A3C7`
RGB	`rgb(193, 163, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 63.9%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 24%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 18%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.63, 17.42, -14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.63, 22.54, 320.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.397, 41.656, 59.671)`
Decimal	`12690375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A3C7, 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 #C1A3C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A3C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #C1A3C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a3c7; }
.text { color: #c1a3c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a3c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 163 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a3c7, #c7a3bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1A3C7?: #C1A3C7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1A3C7?: The RGB value is 193, 163, 199: 193 red, 163 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A3C7?: The complementary color is #A9C7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A3C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.