#c3bacb

Color #c3bacb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c3bacb

RGB

rgb(195, 186, 203)

HSL

hsl(271.8, 14%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.8, 8.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 8.4%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(76.7, 6.32, -7.41)

LCH

lch(76.7, 9.74, 310.46)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0256, 309.29)

HWB

hwb(271.8, 72.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2cbba

Analogous

#bbbacb

#c3bacb

#cbbacb

Triadic

#c3bacb

#cbc3ba

#bacbc3

Split-complementary

#c3bacb

#cbcbba

#bacbbb

Tetradic

#c3bacb

#cbbac2

#c2cbba

#bacbc3

Square

#c3bacb

#cbbbba

#c2cbba

#bacbcb

Shades

Color #c3bacb mixed toward black.

#a395af

#837093

#62546f

#41384a

#211c25

Tints

Color #c3bacb mixed toward white.

#cdc6d4

#d7d1dc

#e1dde5

#ebe8ee

#f5f4f6

Tones

Color #c3bacb mixed toward gray.

#c3bcca

#c3bdc8

#c3bec7

#c3c0c5

#c3c1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc7 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#c0c0c6 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#c3c4c3 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3bacb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3bacb]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c3bacb (#c3bacb) is rgb(195, 186, 203) in RGB.

No, #c3bacb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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