What color is #C7ADCE?

#C7ADCE 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 #C7ADCE?

The RGB value is 199, 173, 206: 199 red, 173 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7ADCE?

The complementary color is #B4CEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7ADCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7ADCE color

#C7ADCE rgb(199, 173, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7ADCE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 67.8% green and 80.8% blue (199, 173, 206).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#C7ADCE color codes

HEX	`#C7ADCE`
RGB	`rgb(199, 173, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 67.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.86, 15.32, -13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.86, 20.25, 319.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.636, 46.486, 64.738)`
Decimal	`13086158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7ADCE, 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 #C7ADCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7ADCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #C7ADCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7adce; }
.text { color: #c7adce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7adce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 173 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7adce, #ceadc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C7ADCE?: #C7ADCE 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 #C7ADCE?: The RGB value is 199, 173, 206: 199 red, 173 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7ADCE?: The complementary color is #B4CEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7ADCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.