What color is #C8C7D6?

#C8C7D6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C7D6?

The RGB value is 200, 199, 214: 200 red, 199 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C7D6?

The complementary color is #D5D6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C7D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C7D6 color

#C8C7D6 rgb(200, 199, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8C7D6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 78% green and 83.9% blue (200, 199, 214).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 15% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#C8C7D6 color codes

HEX	`#C8C7D6`
RGB	`rgb(200, 199, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 78%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 15%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.73, 3.18, -7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.73, 7.99, 293.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.378, 57.981, 71.827)`
Decimal	`13158358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C7D6, 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 #C8C7D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C7D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #C8C7D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c7d6; }
.text { color: #c8c7d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c7d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 199 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c7d6, #d0c7d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C8C7D6?: #C8C7D6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C7D6?: The RGB value is 200, 199, 214: 200 red, 199 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C7D6?: The complementary color is #D5D6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C7D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.