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#C7ABDE Color

#C7ABDE is rgb(199, 171, 222) in RGB, hsl(273, 44%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 23%, 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 6.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C7ABDE
HEX#C7ABDE
RGBrgb(199, 171, 222)
HSLhsl(273, 44%, 77%)
HSVhsv(273, 23%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 23%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.077 309.5)
LABlab(73.76% 17.57 -21.95)
LCHlch(73.76% 28.11 308.67)

What #C7ABDE 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 #C7ABDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#C7ABDE Channel Values

How #C7ABDE 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 171 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 44% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 23% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C7ABDE 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C7ABDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C7ABDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C7ABDE

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C7ABDE.

How #C7ABDE 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#C7ABDE
Protanopia#B0B0DE
Protanomaly#BAAEDE
Deuteranopia#B5B5DD
Deuteranomaly#BCB1DE
Tritanopia#C0B3B3
Tritanomaly#C3B0C5
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C7ABDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c7abde: #C7ABDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C7ABDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c7abde': '#C7ABDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.671, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_c7abde">#C7ABDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C7ABDE"

More Purple Colors

#C7ABDE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C7ABDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C7ABDE?

#C7ABDE is a light purple — rgb(199, 171, 222) in RGB and hsl(273, 44%, 77%) 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 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #C7ABDE?

#C7ABDE is rgb(199, 171, 222) — red 199, green 171, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C7ABDE?

#C7ABDE converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 23%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C7ABDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C7ABDE scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C7ABDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C7ABDE 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 13.09, which is visibly different.

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