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#C7A9FF Color

#C7A9FF is rgb(199, 169, 255) in RGB, hsl(261, 100%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C7A9FF
HEX#C7A9FF
RGBrgb(199, 169, 255)
HSLhsl(261, 100%, 83%)
HSVhsv(261, 34%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.123 299.6)
LABlab(74.33% 24.05 -38.91)
LCHlch(74.33% 45.74 301.72)

What #C7A9FF 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 #C7A9FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 8.75Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 11.49Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 14.17Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 14.6Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 15.45Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 15.91

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

#C7A9FF Channel Values

How #C7A9FF 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 199 · G 169 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 100% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 34% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C7A9FF 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C7A9FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C7A9FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C7A9FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C7A9FF
Complementary
#E1FFA8
Analogous
#A8B5FF
Analogous
#F2A8FF
Triadic
#FFC7A8
Triadic
#A8FFC7
Split comp.
#FFF2A8
Split comp.
#B5FFA8

Tints & Shades of #C7A9FF

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

#CDB3FF
#D4BDFF
#DBC7FF
#E4D6FF
#EBE0FF
#F2EBFF

Shades

#A270FF
#7A33FF
#5700FA
#4400C2
#30008A
#1B004D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C7A9FF.

How #C7A9FF 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#C7A9FF
Protanopia#AFAFFF
Protanomaly#B9ACFF
Deuteranopia#B4B4FE
Deuteranomaly#BCAFFF
Tritanopia#BBB7B7
Tritanomaly#C0B1D8
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C7A9FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c7a9ff: #C7A9FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C7A9FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c7a9ff': '#C7A9FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.663, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_c7a9ff">#C7A9FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#C7A9FF"

More Purple Colors

#C7A9FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#C7A9FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C7A9FF?

#C7A9FF is a lightest purple — rgb(199, 169, 255) in RGB and hsl(261, 100%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.75.

What is the RGB value of #C7A9FF?

#C7A9FF is rgb(199, 169, 255) — red 199, green 169, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C7A9FF?

#C7A9FF converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C7A9FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C7A9FF scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C7A9FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C7A9FF 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 18.37, which is visibly different.

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