What color is #C7A7CA?

#C7A7CA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A7CA?

The RGB value is 199, 167, 202: 199 red, 167 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A7CA?

The complementary color is #AACAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A7CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A7CA color

#C7A7CA rgb(199, 167, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7A7CA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 65.5% green and 79.2% blue (199, 167, 202).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 25% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% 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 9.81:1).

#C7A7CA color codes

HEX	`#C7A7CA`
RGB	`rgb(199, 167, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 65.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 25%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 17%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.26, 17.83, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.26, 22.34, 322.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.031, 44.045, 61.837)`
Decimal	`13084618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A7CA, 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 #C7A7CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A7CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #C7A7CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a7ca; }
.text { color: #c7a7ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a7ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 167 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a7ca, #caa7bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C7A7CA?: #C7A7CA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A7CA?: The RGB value is 199, 167, 202: 199 red, 167 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A7CA?: The complementary color is #AACAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A7CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.