What color is #C7BED1?

#C7BED1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BED1?

The RGB value is 199, 190, 209: 199 red, 190 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BED1?

The complementary color is #C8D1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BED1 color

#C7BED1 rgb(199, 190, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7BED1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 74.5% green and 82% blue (199, 190, 209).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 17% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#C7BED1 color codes

HEX	`#C7BED1`
RGB	`rgb(199, 190, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 74.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 17%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.21, 6.68, -8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.21, 10.72, 308.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.473, 53.573, 67.833)`
Decimal	`13090513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BED1, 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 #C7BED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #C7BED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bed1; }
.text { color: #c7bed1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bed1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 190 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bed1, #d1bed1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C7BED1?: #C7BED1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BED1?: The RGB value is 199, 190, 209: 199 red, 190 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BED1?: The complementary color is #C8D1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.