What color is #C7A2DA?

#C7A2DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A2DA?

The RGB value is 199, 162, 218: 199 red, 162 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A2DA?

The complementary color is #B5DAA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A2DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A2DA color

#C7A2DA rgb(199, 162, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7A2DA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 63.5% green and 85.5% blue (199, 162, 218).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 43% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#C7A2DA color codes

HEX	`#C7A2DA`
RGB	`rgb(199, 162, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 63.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 43%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 26%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 26%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.59, 23.74, -23.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.59, 33.24, 315.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.126, 43.045, 72.037)`
Decimal	`13083354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A2DA, 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 #C7A2DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A2DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #C7A2DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a2da; }
.text { color: #c7a2da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a2da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 162 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a2da, #daa2d1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C7A2DA?: #C7A2DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A2DA?: The RGB value is 199, 162, 218: 199 red, 162 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A2DA?: The complementary color is #B5DAA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A2DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.