What color is #C7AFD5?

#C7AFD5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7AFD5?

The RGB value is 199, 175, 213: 199 red, 175 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7AFD5?

The complementary color is #BDD5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7AFD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7AFD5 color

#C7AFD5 rgb(199, 175, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7AFD5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 68.6% green and 83.5% blue (199, 175, 213).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#C7AFD5 color codes

HEX	`#C7AFD5`
RGB	`rgb(199, 175, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 68.6%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 31%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.58, 15.6, -15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.58, 22.34, 314.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.891, 47.607, 69.446)`
Decimal	`13086677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7AFD5, 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 #C7AFD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7AFD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #C7AFD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7afd5; }
.text { color: #c7afd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7afd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 175 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7afd5, #d5afd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C7AFD5?: #C7AFD5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7AFD5?: The RGB value is 199, 175, 213: 199 red, 175 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7AFD5?: The complementary color is #BDD5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7AFD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.