#c3b9ca

Color #c3b9ca

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c3b9ca

RGB

rgb(195, 185, 202)

HSL

hsl(275.3, 13.8%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.3, 8.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 8.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(76.41, 6.67, -7.29)

LCH

lch(76.41, 9.88, 312.46)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0261, 311.58)

HWB

hwb(275.3, 72.5%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0cab9

Analogous

#bbb9ca

#c3b9ca

#cab9c9

Triadic

#c3b9ca

#cac3b9

#b9cac3

Split-complementary

#c3b9ca

#c9cab9

#b9cabb

Tetradic

#c3b9ca

#cab9c0

#c0cab9

#b9cac3

Square

#c3b9ca

#cabbb9

#c0cab9

#b9c9ca

Shades

Color #c3b9ca mixed toward black.

#a494ae

#847092

#63536e

#423849

#211c25

Tints

Color #c3b9ca mixed toward white.

#cdc5d3

#d7d0dc

#e1dce5

#ebe8ed

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c3b9ca mixed toward gray.

#c3bac9

#c3bcc7

#c2bdc6

#c2bfc4

#c2c0c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc6 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#bfc0c5 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#c3c3c2 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3b9ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3b9ca]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c3b9ca (#c3b9ca) is rgb(195, 185, 202) in RGB.

No, #c3b9ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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