What color is #C8C7DD?

#C8C7DD is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C7DD?

The RGB value is 200, 199, 221: 200 red, 199 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C7DD?

The complementary color is #DCDDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C7DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C7DD color

#C8C7DD rgb(200, 199, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8C7DD is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 78% green and 86.7% blue (200, 199, 221).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#C8C7DD color codes

HEX	`#C8C7DD`
RGB	`rgb(200, 199, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 78%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.93, 4.56, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.93, 11.71, 292.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.291, 58.346, 76.636)`
Decimal	`13158365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C7DD, 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 #C8C7DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C7DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #C8C7DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c7dd; }
.text { color: #c8c7dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c7dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 199 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c7dd, #d3c7dd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8C7DD?: #C8C7DD is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C7DD?: The RGB value is 200, 199, 221: 200 red, 199 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C7DD?: The complementary color is #DCDDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C7DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.