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#C2A7DD Color

#C2A7DD is rgb(194, 167, 221) in RGB, hsl(270, 44%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2A7DD
HEX#C2A7DD
RGBrgb(194, 167, 221)
HSLhsl(270, 44%, 76%)
HSVhsv(270, 24%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.081 307.3)
LABlab(72.29% 17.77 -23.68)
LCHlch(72.29% 29.61 306.89)

What #C2A7DD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C2A7DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.48Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.04Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.45Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 9.89Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.07Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.1

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#C2A7DD Channel Values

How #C2A7DD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 194 · G 167 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 44% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 24% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2A7DD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C2A7DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C2A7DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2A7DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C2A7DD
Complementary
#C2DDA7
Analogous
#A7A7DD
Analogous
#DDA7DD
Triadic
#DDC2A7
Triadic
#A7DDC2
Split comp.
#DDDDA7
Split comp.
#A7DDA7

Tints & Shades of #C2A7DD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C9B2E1
#D1BDE5
#D9C8EA
#E3D7EF
#EBE2F4
#F2EDF8

Shades

#A882CE
#8C5ABF
#7340A5
#593281
#40245C
#241433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C2A7DD.

How #C2A7DD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C2A7DD
Protanopia#ACACDD
Protanomaly#B5AADD
Deuteranopia#B1B1DC
Deuteranomaly#B8ADDD
Tritanopia#BBAFAF
Tritanomaly#BEACC3
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2A7DD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c2a7dd: #C2A7DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2A7DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2a7dd': '#C2A7DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.655, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_c2a7dd">#C2A7DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2A7DD"

More Purple Colors

#C2A7DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C2A7DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2A7DD?

#C2A7DD is a light purple — rgb(194, 167, 221) in RGB and hsl(270, 44%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #C2A7DD?

#C2A7DD is rgb(194, 167, 221) — red 194, green 167, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2A7DD?

#C2A7DD converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2A7DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C2A7DD scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2A7DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2A7DD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 13.05, which is visibly different.

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