What color is #C7ABCE?

#C7ABCE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7ABCE?

The RGB value is 199, 171, 206: 199 red, 171 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7ABCE?

The complementary color is #B2CEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7ABCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7ABCE color

#C7ABCE rgb(199, 171, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7ABCE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 67.1% green and 80.8% blue (199, 171, 206).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#C7ABCE color codes

HEX	`#C7ABCE`
RGB	`rgb(199, 171, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 67.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.37, 16.41, -13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.37, 21.56, 319.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.255, 45.725, 64.612)`
Decimal	`13085646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7ABCE, 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 #C7ABCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7ABCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #C7ABCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7abce; }
.text { color: #c7abce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7abce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 171 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7abce, #ceabc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C7ABCE?: #C7ABCE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7ABCE?: The RGB value is 199, 171, 206: 199 red, 171 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7ABCE?: The complementary color is #B2CEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7ABCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.