#c3b9ce

Color #c3b9ce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c3b9ce

RGB

rgb(195, 185, 206)

HSL

hsl(268.6, 17.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.6, 10.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(76.53, 7.44, -9.29)

LCH

lch(76.53, 11.9, 308.69)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0312, 307.05)

HWB

hwb(268.6, 72.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4ceb9

Analogous

#b9bace

#c3b9ce

#ceb9ce

Triadic

#c3b9ce

#cec3b9

#b9cec3

Split-complementary

#c3b9ce

#ceceb9

#baceb9

Tetradic

#c3b9ce

#ceb9c4

#c4ceb9

#b9cec3

Square

#c3b9ce

#ceb9ba

#c4ceb9

#b9cece

Shades

Color #c3b9ce mixed toward black.

#a293b3

#816c98

#615173

#41364d

#201b26

Tints

Color #c3b9ce mixed toward white.

#cdc5d6

#d7d0de

#e1dce7

#ebe8ef

#f5f3f7

Tones

Color #c3b9ce mixed toward gray.

#c3bbcc

#c3bdcb

#c3bec9

#c3c0c7

#c4c2c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc9 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#bfc0c8 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#c3c5c4 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3b9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3b9ce]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c3b9ce (#c3b9ce) is rgb(195, 185, 206) in RGB.

No, #c3b9ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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