What color is #C7B5EF?

#C7B5EF 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 #C7B5EF?

The RGB value is 199, 181, 239: 199 red, 181 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B5EF?

The complementary color is #DDEFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B5EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B5EF color

#C7B5EF rgb(199, 181, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7B5EF is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 71% green and 93.7% blue (199, 181, 239).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 64% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#C7B5EF color codes

HEX	`#C7B5EF`
RGB	`rgb(199, 181, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 71%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 64%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 24%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 24%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.93, 17.72, -26.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.93, 31.89, 303.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.654, 51.422, 88.638)`
Decimal	`13088239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B5EF, 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 #C7B5EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B5EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #C7B5EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b5ef; }
.text { color: #c7b5ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b5ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 181 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b5ef, #e4b5ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #C7B5EF?: #C7B5EF 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 #C7B5EF?: The RGB value is 199, 181, 239: 199 red, 181 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B5EF?: The complementary color is #DDEFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B5EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.