What color is #C79EC3?

#C79EC3 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 #C79EC3?

The RGB value is 199, 158, 195: 199 red, 158 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79EC3?

The complementary color is #9EC7A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79EC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79EC3 color

#C79EC3 rgb(199, 158, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C79EC3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 62% green and 76.5% blue (199, 158, 195).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#C79EC3 color codes

HEX	`#C79EC3`
RGB	`rgb(199, 158, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 62%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 2%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.85, 21.46, -13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.85, 25.2, 328.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.629, 40.537, 57.04)`
Decimal	`13082307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79EC3, 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 #C79EC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79EC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #C79EC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79ec3; }
.text { color: #c79ec3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79ec3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 158 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79ec3, #c79eaf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C79EC3?: #C79EC3 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 #C79EC3?: The RGB value is 199, 158, 195: 199 red, 158 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79EC3?: The complementary color is #9EC7A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79EC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.