What color is #C697F4?

#C697F4 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C697F4?

The RGB value is 198, 151, 244: 198 red, 151 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C697F4?

The complementary color is #C5F497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C697F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C697F4 color

#C697F4 rgb(198, 151, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C697F4 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 59.2% green and 95.7% blue (198, 151, 244).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 81% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Dream Vapour (#CC99EE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#C697F4 color codes

HEX	`#C697F4`
RGB	`rgb(198, 151, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 59.2%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 81%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 38%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.94, 35, -40.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.94, 53.18, 311.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.681, 40.671, 90.751)`
Decimal	`13015028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C697F4, 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 #C697F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C697F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #C697F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c697f4; }
.text { color: #c697f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c697f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 151 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c697f4, #f497f3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C697F4?: #C697F4 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C697F4?: The RGB value is 198, 151, 244: 198 red, 151 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C697F4?: The complementary color is #C5F497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C697F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.