#c3b3ce

Color #c3b3ce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c3b3ce

RGB

rgb(195, 179, 206)

HSL

hsl(275.6, 21.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.6, 13.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 13.1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(75.01, 10.7, -11.55)

LCH

lch(75.01, 15.74, 312.81)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0415, 311.68)

HWB

hwb(275.6, 70.2%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beceb3

Analogous

#b6b3ce

#c3b3ce

#ceb3cc

Triadic

#c3b3ce

#cec3b3

#b3cec3

Split-complementary

#c3b3ce

#ccceb3

#b3ceb6

Tetradic

#c3b3ce

#ceb3be

#beceb3

#b3cec3

Square

#c3b3ce

#ceb6b3

#beceb3

#b3ccce

Shades

Color #c3b3ce mixed toward black.

#a48cb5

#85659c

#644b75

#43324e

#211927

Tints

Color #c3b3ce mixed toward white.

#cdc0d6

#d7ccde

#e1d9e7

#ebe6ef

#f5f2f7

Tones

Color #c3b3ce mixed toward gray.

#c3b5cc

#c2b8ca

#c2bac7

#c1bcc5

#c1bec3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc8 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#bdbec6 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#c2c3c2 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3b3ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3b3ce]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c3b3ce (#c3b3ce) is rgb(195, 179, 206) in RGB.

No, #c3b3ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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