What color is #C7AEDB?

#C7AEDB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7AEDB?

The RGB value is 199, 174, 219: 199 red, 174 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7AEDB?

The complementary color is #C2DBAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7AEDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7AEDB color

#C7AEDB rgb(199, 174, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7AEDB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 68.2% green and 85.9% blue (199, 174, 219).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#C7AEDB color codes

HEX	`#C7AEDB`
RGB	`rgb(199, 174, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 68.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 21%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.53, 17.35, -19.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.53, 25.98, 311.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.473, 47.529, 73.466)`
Decimal	`13086427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7AEDB, 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 #C7AEDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7AEDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #C7AEDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7aedb; }
.text { color: #c7aedb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7aedb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 174 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7aedb, #dbaed9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #C7AEDB?: #C7AEDB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7AEDB?: The RGB value is 199, 174, 219: 199 red, 174 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7AEDB?: The complementary color is #C2DBAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7AEDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.