What color is #C7B2CE?

#C7B2CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7B2CE?

The RGB value is 199, 178, 206: 199 red, 178 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B2CE?

The complementary color is #B9CEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B2CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B2CE color

#C7B2CE rgb(199, 178, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7B2CE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 69.8% green and 80.8% blue (199, 178, 206).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#C7B2CE color codes

HEX	`#C7B2CE`
RGB	`rgb(199, 178, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 69.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 14%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.1, 12.59, -11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.1, 16.98, 317.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.612, 48.44, 65.064)`
Decimal	`13087438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B2CE, 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 #C7B2CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B2CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #C7B2CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b2ce; }
.text { color: #c7b2ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b2ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 178 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b2ce, #ceb2c7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C7B2CE?: #C7B2CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7B2CE?: The RGB value is 199, 178, 206: 199 red, 178 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B2CE?: The complementary color is #B9CEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B2CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.