#c3b9e8

Color #c3b9e8

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.18 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#c3b9e8

RGB

rgb(195, 185, 232)

HSL

hsl(252.8, 50.5%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.8, 20.3%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 20.3%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(77.36, 12.78, -22.12)

LCH

lch(77.36, 25.55, 300.02)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0663, 294.59)

HWB

hwb(252.8, 72.5%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dee8b9

Analogous

#b9c7e8

#c3b9e8

#dbb9e8

Triadic

#c3b9e8

#e8c3b9

#b9e8c3

Split-complementary

#c3b9e8

#e8dbb9

#c7e8b9

Tetradic

#c3b9e8

#e8b9de

#dee8b9

#b9e8c3

Square

#c3b9e8

#e8b9c7

#dee8b9

#b9e8db

Shades

Color #c3b9e8 mixed toward black.

#9685d7

#6951c6

#4a349d

#312269

#191134

Tints

Color #c3b9e8 mixed toward white.

#cdc5ec

#d7d0f0

#e1dcf4

#ebe8f7

#f5f3fb

Tones

Color #c3b9e8 mixed toward gray.

#c5bde4

#c8c1e0

#cac5dc

#ccc9d8

#cecdd4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfde · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#bfc0db · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#c3d5d3 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3b9e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3b9e8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#c3b9e8 (#c3b9e8) is rgb(195, 185, 232) in RGB.

No, #c3b9e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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