What color is #CCA7FF?

#CCA7FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCA7FF?

The RGB value is 204, 167, 255: 204 red, 167 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCA7FF?

The complementary color is #DAFFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCA7FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCA7FF color

#CCA7FF rgb(204, 167, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CCA7FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 65.5% green and 100% blue (204, 167, 255).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Diva (#C9A0FF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#CCA7FF color codes

HEX	`#CCA7FF`
RGB	`rgb(204, 167, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 65.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 35%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 35%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.63, 30.42, -38.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.63, 49.19, 308.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.767, 47.695, 100.804)`
Decimal	`13412351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCA7FF, 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 #CCA7FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCA7FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #CCA7FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cca7ff; }
.text { color: #cca7ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cca7ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 167 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cca7ff, #f8a7ff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CCA7FF?: #CCA7FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCA7FF?: The RGB value is 204, 167, 255: 204 red, 167 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCA7FF?: The complementary color is #DAFFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCA7FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.