#c3b5e5

Color #c3b5e5

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.54 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c3b5e5

RGB

rgb(195, 181, 229)

HSL

hsl(257.5, 48%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.5, 21%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 21%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(76.26, 14.32, -22.17)

LCH

lch(76.26, 26.39, 302.86)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0685, 298.21)

HWB

hwb(257.5, 71%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7e5b5

Analogous

#b5bfe5

#c3b5e5

#dbb5e5

Triadic

#c3b5e5

#e5c3b5

#b5e5c3

Split-complementary

#c3b5e5

#e5dbb5

#bfe5b5

Tetradic

#c3b5e5

#e5b5d7

#d7e5b5

#b5e5c3

Square

#c3b5e5

#e5b5bf

#d7e5b5

#b5e5db

Shades

Color #c3b5e5 mixed toward black.

#9a82d3

#7150c1

#523598

#372465

#1b1233

Tints

Color #c3b5e5 mixed toward white.

#cdc1e9

#d7ceee

#e1daf2

#ebe6f6

#f5f3fb

Tones

Color #c3b5e5 mixed toward gray.

#c5b9e1

#c6bddd

#c8c1d9

#cac5d5

#cbc9d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbddb · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#bebfd8 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#c2d2d0 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 18

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c3b5e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3b5e5]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#c3b5e5 (#c3b5e5) is rgb(195, 181, 229) in RGB.

No, #c3b5e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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