What color is #C79DC1?

#C79DC1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C79DC1?

The RGB value is 199, 157, 193: 199 red, 157 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79DC1?

The complementary color is #9DC7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79DC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79DC1 color

#C79DC1 rgb(199, 157, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C79DC1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 61.6% green and 75.7% blue (199, 157, 193).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#C79DC1 color codes

HEX	`#C79DC1`
RGB	`rgb(199, 157, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 61.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 3%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.55, 21.64, -12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.55, 25.02, 329.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.235, 40.108, 55.8)`
Decimal	`13082049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79DC1, 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 #C79DC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79DC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #C79DC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79dc1; }
.text { color: #c79dc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79dc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 157 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79dc1, #c79dac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C79DC1?: #C79DC1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C79DC1?: The RGB value is 199, 157, 193: 199 red, 157 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79DC1?: The complementary color is #9DC7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79DC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.