#c3b8c8

Color #c3b8c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c3b8c8

RGB

rgb(195, 184, 200)

HSL

hsl(281.2, 12.7%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.2, 8%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 8%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(76.1, 6.82, -6.67)

LCH

lch(76.1, 9.54, 315.64)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0253, 315.32)

HWB

hwb(281.2, 72.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc8b8

Analogous

#bbb8c8

#c3b8c8

#c8b8c5

Triadic

#c3b8c8

#c8c3b8

#b8c8c3

Split-complementary

#c3b8c8

#c5c8b8

#b8c8bb

Tetradic

#c3b8c8

#c8b8bd

#bdc8b8

#b8c8c3

Square

#c3b8c8

#c8bbb8

#bdc8b8

#b8c5c8

Shades

Color #c3b8c8 mixed toward black.

#a594ac

#867090

#65546c

#433848

#221c24

Tints

Color #c3b8c8 mixed toward white.

#cdc4d1

#d7d0da

#e1dce4

#ebe7ed

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c3b8c8 mixed toward gray.

#c3b9c7

#c2bbc5

#c2bcc4

#c1bdc3

#c1bfc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebec4 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#bfc0c3 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#c2c1c1 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c3b8c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3b8c8]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c3b8c8 (#c3b8c8) is rgb(195, 184, 200) in RGB.

No, #c3b8c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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