#c3b4cb

Color #c3b4cb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c3b4cb

RGB

rgb(195, 180, 203)

HSL

hsl(279.1, 18.1%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.1, 11.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 11.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(75.17, 9.57, -9.68)

LCH

lch(75.17, 13.61, 314.67)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.036, 313.99)

HWB

hwb(279.1, 70.6%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bccbb4

Analogous

#b7b4cb

#c3b4cb

#cbb4c8

Triadic

#c3b4cb

#cbc3b4

#b4cbc3

Split-complementary

#c3b4cb

#c8cbb4

#b4cbb7

Tetradic

#c3b4cb

#cbb4bc

#bccbb4

#b4cbc3

Square

#c3b4cb

#cbb7b4

#bccbb4

#b4c8cb

Shades

Color #c3b4cb mixed toward black.

#a58eb1

#876997

#654e71

#43344b

#221a26

Tints

Color #c3b4cb mixed toward white.

#cdc1d4

#d7cddc

#e1dae5

#ebe6ee

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c3b4cb mixed toward gray.

#c2b6c9

#c2b8c7

#c1bac5

#c1bcc3

#c0bec1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc6 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#bebfc4 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#c2c1c1 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3b4cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3b4cb]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c3b4cb (#c3b4cb) is rgb(195, 180, 203) in RGB.

No, #c3b4cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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