What color is #C7BDD7?

#C7BDD7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BDD7?

The RGB value is 199, 189, 215: 199 red, 189 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BDD7?

The complementary color is #CDD7BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BDD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BDD7 color

#C7BDD7 rgb(199, 189, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7BDD7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 74.1% green and 84.3% blue (199, 189, 215).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#C7BDD7 color codes

HEX	`#C7BDD7`
RGB	`rgb(199, 189, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 74.1%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.14, 8.39, -11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.14, 14.43, 305.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.014, 53.444, 71.747)`
Decimal	`13090263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BDD7, 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 #C7BDD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BDD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #C7BDD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bdd7; }
.text { color: #c7bdd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bdd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 189 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bdd7, #d4bdd7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C7BDD7?: #C7BDD7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BDD7?: The RGB value is 199, 189, 215: 199 red, 189 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BDD7?: The complementary color is #CDD7BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BDD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.