What color is #C7ACD0?

#C7ACD0 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 #C7ACD0?

The RGB value is 199, 172, 208: 199 red, 172 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7ACD0?

The complementary color is #B5D0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7ACD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7ACD0 color

#C7ACD0 rgb(199, 172, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7ACD0 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 67.5% green and 81.6% blue (199, 172, 208).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#C7ACD0 color codes

HEX	`#C7ACD0`
RGB	`rgb(199, 172, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 67.5%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 17%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.68, 16.25, -14.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.68, 21.86, 318.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.689, 46.202, 65.962)`
Decimal	`13085904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7ACD0, 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 #C7ACD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7ACD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #C7ACD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7acd0; }
.text { color: #c7acd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7acd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 172 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7acd0, #d0acc7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C7ACD0?: #C7ACD0 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 #C7ACD0?: The RGB value is 199, 172, 208: 199 red, 172 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7ACD0?: The complementary color is #B5D0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7ACD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.