What color is #C7B4E8?

#C7B4E8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7B4E8?

The RGB value is 199, 180, 232: 199 red, 180 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B4E8?

The complementary color is #D5E8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B4E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B4E8 color

#C7B4E8 rgb(199, 180, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7B4E8 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 70.6% green and 91% blue (199, 180, 232).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 53% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#C7B4E8 color codes

HEX	`#C7B4E8`
RGB	`rgb(199, 180, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 70.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 53%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.44, 16.77, -23.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.44, 28.86, 305.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.437, 50.611, 83.229)`
Decimal	`13087976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B4E8, 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 #C7B4E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B4E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #C7B4E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b4e8; }
.text { color: #c7b4e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b4e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 180 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b4e8, #e1b4e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #C7B4E8?: #C7B4E8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7B4E8?: The RGB value is 199, 180, 232: 199 red, 180 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B4E8?: The complementary color is #D5E8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B4E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.