What color is #C7B1CA?

#C7B1CA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7B1CA?

The RGB value is 199, 177, 202: 199 red, 177 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B1CA?

The complementary color is #B4CAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B1CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B1CA color

#C7B1CA rgb(199, 177, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7B1CA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 69.4% green and 79.2% blue (199, 177, 202).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#C7B1CA color codes

HEX	`#C7B1CA`
RGB	`rgb(199, 177, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 69.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.73, 12.37, -9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.73, 15.75, 321.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.934, 47.851, 62.471)`
Decimal	`13087178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B1CA, 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 #C7B1CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B1CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	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 #C7B1CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b1ca; }
.text { color: #c7b1ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b1ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 177 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b1ca, #cab1c0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C7B1CA?: #C7B1CA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7B1CA?: The RGB value is 199, 177, 202: 199 red, 177 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B1CA?: The complementary color is #B4CAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B1CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.