What color is #C7B3D4?

#C7B3D4 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 #C7B3D4?

The RGB value is 199, 179, 212: 199 red, 179 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B3D4?

The complementary color is #C0D4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B3D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B3D4 color

#C7B3D4 rgb(199, 179, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7B3D4 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 70.2% green and 83.1% blue (199, 179, 212).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 28% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#C7B3D4 color codes

HEX	`#C7B3D4`
RGB	`rgb(199, 179, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 70.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 28%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 16%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.54, 13.22, -14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.54, 19.26, 313.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.555, 49.136, 69.043)`
Decimal	`13087700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B3D4, 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 #C7B3D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B3D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #C7B3D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b3d4; }
.text { color: #c7b3d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b3d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 179 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b3d4, #d4b3d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C7B3D4?: #C7B3D4 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 #C7B3D4?: The RGB value is 199, 179, 212: 199 red, 179 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B3D4?: The complementary color is #C0D4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B3D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.