#c3afca

Color #c3afca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c3afca

RGB

rgb(195, 175, 202)

HSL

hsl(284.4, 20.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.4, 13.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 13.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(73.89, 12.1, -11.05)

LCH

lch(73.89, 16.39, 317.6)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0437, 317.32)

HWB

hwb(284.4, 68.6%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6caaf

Analogous

#b5afca

#c3afca

#caafc3

Triadic

#c3afca

#cac3af

#afcac3

Split-complementary

#c3afca

#c3caaf

#afcab5

Tetradic

#c3afca

#caafb6

#b6caaf

#afcac3

Square

#c3afca

#cab5af

#b6caaf

#afc3ca

Shades

Color #c3afca mixed toward black.

#a789b1

#8a6497

#674b71

#45324c

#221926

Tints

Color #c3afca mixed toward white.

#cdbcd3

#d7cadc

#e1d7e4

#ebe4ed

#f5f2f6

Tones

Color #c3afca mixed toward gray.

#c2b1c8

#c1b3c5

#c0b6c3

#bfb8c1

#bebabf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc4 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#bcbdc2 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#c2bfbe · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3afca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3afca]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c3afca (#c3afca) is rgb(195, 175, 202) in RGB.

No, #c3afca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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