What color is #C4A3C7?

#C4A3C7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4A3C7?

The RGB value is 196, 163, 199: 196 red, 163 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4A3C7?

The complementary color is #A6C7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4A3C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4A3C7 color

#C4A3C7 rgb(196, 163, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C4A3C7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 63.9% green and 78% blue (196, 163, 199).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 24% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#C4A3C7 color codes

HEX	`#C4A3C7`
RGB	`rgb(196, 163, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 63.9%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 24%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 18%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.91, 18.44, -13.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.91, 23.07, 323.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.17, 42.055, 59.707)`
Decimal	`12886983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4A3C7, 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 #C4A3C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4A3C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #C4A3C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4a3c7; }
.text { color: #c4a3c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4a3c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 163 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4a3c7, #c7a3b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4A3C7?: #C4A3C7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4A3C7?: The RGB value is 196, 163, 199: 196 red, 163 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4A3C7?: The complementary color is #A6C7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4A3C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.