What color is #C3A7C2?

#C3A7C2 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 #C3A7C2?

The RGB value is 195, 167, 194: 195 red, 167 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A7C2?

The complementary color is #A7C3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A7C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A7C2 color

#C3A7C2 rgb(195, 167, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3A7C2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 65.5% green and 76.1% blue (195, 167, 194).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#C3A7C2 color codes

HEX	`#C3A7C2`
RGB	`rgb(195, 167, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 65.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.65, 14.95, -10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.65, 17.99, 326.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.061, 43.135, 56.928)`
Decimal	`12822466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A7C2, 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 #C3A7C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A7C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #C3A7C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a7c2; }
.text { color: #c3a7c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a7c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 167 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a7c2, #c3a7b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3A7C2?: #C3A7C2 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 #C3A7C2?: The RGB value is 195, 167, 194: 195 red, 167 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A7C2?: The complementary color is #A7C3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A7C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.