What color is #CCC7D8?

#CCC7D8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCC7D8?

The RGB value is 204, 199, 216: 204 red, 199 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCC7D8?

The complementary color is #D3D8C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC7D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC7D8 color

#CCC7D8 rgb(204, 199, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCC7D8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 78% green and 84.7% blue (204, 199, 216).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 18% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#CCC7D8 color codes

HEX	`#CCC7D8`
RGB	`rgb(204, 199, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 78%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 18%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 8%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.09, 4.9, -7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.09, 9.23, 302.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.718, 58.642, 73.231)`
Decimal	`13420504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC7D8, 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 #CCC7D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC7D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #CCC7D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc7d8; }
.text { color: #ccc7d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc7d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 199 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc7d8, #d5c7d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CCC7D8?: #CCC7D8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCC7D8?: The RGB value is 204, 199, 216: 204 red, 199 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC7D8?: The complementary color is #D3D8C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC7D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.