#c3b2ca

Color #c3b2ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c3b2ca

RGB

rgb(195, 178, 202)

HSL

hsl(282.5, 18.5%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.5, 11.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 11.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(74.64, 10.46, -9.93)

LCH

lch(74.64, 14.42, 316.49)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0384, 316.16)

HWB

hwb(282.5, 69.8%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9cab2

Analogous

#b7b2ca

#c3b2ca

#cab2c5

Triadic

#c3b2ca

#cac3b2

#b2cac3

Split-complementary

#c3b2ca

#c5cab2

#b2cab7

Tetradic

#c3b2ca

#cab2b9

#b9cab2

#b2cac3

Square

#c3b2ca

#cab7b2

#b9cab2

#b2c5ca

Shades

Color #c3b2ca mixed toward black.

#a68cb0

#886796

#664d71

#44344b

#221a26

Tints

Color #c3b2ca mixed toward white.

#cdbfd3

#d7ccdc

#e1d8e5

#ebe5ed

#f5f2f6

Tones

Color #c3b2ca mixed toward gray.

#c2b4c8

#c1b6c6

#c0b8c4

#c0bac2

#bfbcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc5 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#bdbec3 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#c2c0bf · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3b2ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3b2ca]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c3b2ca (#c3b2ca) is rgb(195, 178, 202) in RGB.

No, #c3b2ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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