What color is #C790C7?

#C790C7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C790C7?

The RGB value is 199, 144, 199: 199 red, 144 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C790C7?

The complementary color is #90C790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C790C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C790C7 color

#C790C7 rgb(199, 144, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C790C7 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 56.5% green and 78% blue (199, 144, 199).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 33% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#C790C7 color codes

HEX	`#C790C7`
RGB	`rgb(199, 144, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 56.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 33%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 28%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.68, 29.91, -20.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.68, 36.11, 325.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.834, 36.214, 58.703)`
Decimal	`13078727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C790C7, 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 #C790C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C790C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #C790C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c790c7; }
.text { color: #c790c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c790c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 144 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c790c7, #c790ac); }

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Questions

What color is #C790C7?: #C790C7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C790C7?: The RGB value is 199, 144, 199: 199 red, 144 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C790C7?: The complementary color is #90C790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C790C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.