What color is #C7C7EB?

#C7C7EB is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C7EB?

The RGB value is 199, 199, 235: 199 red, 199 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C7EB?

The complementary color is #EBEBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C7EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C7EB color

#C7C7EB rgb(199, 199, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C7C7EB is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 78% green and 92.2% blue (199, 199, 235).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 47% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#C7C7EB color codes

HEX	`#C7C7EB`
RGB	`rgb(199, 199, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 78%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 47%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 15%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.28, 7.12, -17.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.28, 19.13, 291.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.969, 58.986, 86.86)`
Decimal	`13092843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C7EB, 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 #C7C7EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C7EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	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 #C7C7EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c7eb; }
.text { color: #c7c7eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c7eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 199 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c7eb, #d9c7eb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C7C7EB?: #C7C7EB is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C7EB?: The RGB value is 199, 199, 235: 199 red, 199 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C7EB?: The complementary color is #EBEBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C7EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.