What color is #C7BEFA?

#C7BEFA is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BEFA?

The RGB value is 199, 190, 250: 199 red, 190 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BEFA?

The complementary color is #F1FABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BEFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BEFA color

#C7BEFA rgb(199, 190, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C7BEFA is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 74.5% green and 98% blue (199, 190, 250).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 86% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Innocent Snowdrop (#D0C7FF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#C7BEFA color codes

HEX	`#C7BEFA`
RGB	`rgb(199, 190, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 74.5%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 86%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 24%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.54, 15.24, -28.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.54, 32.26, 298.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.218, 55.87, 98.088)`
Decimal	`13090554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BEFA, 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 #C7BEFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BEFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #C7BEFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7befa; }
.text { color: #c7befa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7befa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 190 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7befa, #e5befa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C7BEFA?: #C7BEFA is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BEFA?: The RGB value is 199, 190, 250: 199 red, 190 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BEFA?: The complementary color is #F1FABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BEFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.