What color is #C7B0F4?

#C7B0F4 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7B0F4?

The RGB value is 199, 176, 244: 199 red, 176 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B0F4?

The complementary color is #DDF4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B0F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B0F4 color

#C7B0F4 rgb(199, 176, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7B0F4 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 69% green and 95.7% blue (199, 176, 244).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 76% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#C7B0F4 color codes

HEX	`#C7B0F4`
RGB	`rgb(199, 176, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 69%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 76%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 28%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.9, 21.56, -30.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.9, 37.59, 304.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.404, 49.724, 92.249)`
Decimal	`13086964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B0F4, 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 #C7B0F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B0F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #C7B0F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b0f4; }
.text { color: #c7b0f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b0f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 176 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b0f4, #e9b0f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C7B0F4?: #C7B0F4 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7B0F4?: The RGB value is 199, 176, 244: 199 red, 176 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B0F4?: The complementary color is #DDF4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B0F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.