What color is #C7BEE5?

#C7BEE5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BEE5?

The RGB value is 199, 190, 229: 199 red, 190 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BEE5?

The complementary color is #DCE5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BEE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BEE5 color

#C7BEE5 rgb(199, 190, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C7BEE5 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 74.5% green and 89.8% blue (199, 190, 229).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Digital Lavender (#CAC0E1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#C7BEE5 color codes

HEX	`#C7BEE5`
RGB	`rgb(199, 190, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 74.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.83, 10.7, -18.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.83, 21.16, 300.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.107, 54.626, 81.702)`
Decimal	`13090533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BEE5, 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 #C7BEE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BEE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #C7BEE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bee5; }
.text { color: #c7bee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bee5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 190 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bee5, #dabee5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C7BEE5?: #C7BEE5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BEE5?: The RGB value is 199, 190, 229: 199 red, 190 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BEE5?: The complementary color is #DCE5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BEE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.