What color is #C7A2D1?

#C7A2D1 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 #C7A2D1?

The RGB value is 199, 162, 209: 199 red, 162 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A2D1?

The complementary color is #ACD1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A2D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A2D1 color

#C7A2D1 rgb(199, 162, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7A2D1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 63.5% green and 82% blue (199, 162, 209).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 34% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Lilac Lace (#C6A1CF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#C7A2D1 color codes

HEX	`#C7A2D1`
RGB	`rgb(199, 162, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 63.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 34%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 22%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 22%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.27, 21.94, -18.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.27, 28.89, 319.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.981, 42.587, 66.002)`
Decimal	`13083345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A2D1, 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 #C7A2D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A2D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #C7A2D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a2d1; }
.text { color: #c7a2d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a2d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 162 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a2d1, #d1a2c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C7A2D1?: #C7A2D1 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 #C7A2D1?: The RGB value is 199, 162, 209: 199 red, 162 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A2D1?: The complementary color is #ACD1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A2D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.