What color is #C79DCD?

#C79DCD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C79DCD?

The RGB value is 199, 157, 205: 199 red, 157 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79DCD?

The complementary color is #A3CD9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79DCD?

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.

#C79DCD color

#C79DCD rgb(199, 157, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C79DCD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 61.6% green and 80.4% blue (199, 157, 205).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 32% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lilac Lace (#C6A1CF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C79DCD color codes

HEX	`#C79DCD`
RGB	`rgb(199, 157, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 61.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.94, 23.91, -18.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.94, 30.3, 322.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.628, 40.665, 63.139)`
Decimal	`13082061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79DCD, 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 #C79DCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79DCD 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 #C79DCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79dcd; }
.text { color: #c79dcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79dcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 157 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79dcd, #cd9dbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C79DCD?: #C79DCD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac Lace. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C79DCD?: The RGB value is 199, 157, 205: 199 red, 157 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79DCD?: The complementary color is #A3CD9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79DCD?: 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.