#c3bbcb

Color #c3bbcb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c3bbcb

RGB

rgb(195, 187, 203)

HSL

hsl(270, 13.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 7.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(76.95, 5.78, -7.03)

LCH

lch(76.95, 9.1, 309.43)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0239, 308.02)

HWB

hwb(270, 73.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cbbb

Analogous

#bbbbcb

#c3bbcb

#cbbbcb

Triadic

#c3bbcb

#cbc3bb

#bbcbc3

Split-complementary

#c3bbcb

#cbcbbb

#bbcbbb

Tetradic

#c3bbcb

#cbbbc3

#c3cbbb

#bbcbc3

Square

#c3bbcb

#cbbbbb

#c3cbbb

#bbcbcb

Shades

Color #c3bbcb mixed toward black.

#a396af

#827193

#62556f

#41384a

#211c25

Tints

Color #c3bbcb mixed toward white.

#cdc6d4

#d7d2dc

#e1dde5

#ebe8ee

#f5f4f6

Tones

Color #c3bbcb mixed toward gray.

#c3bcca

#c3bec8

#c3bfc7

#c3c0c6

#c3c2c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0c7 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#c0c1c6 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#c3c4c4 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3bbcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3bbcb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c3bbcb (#c3bbcb) is rgb(195, 187, 203) in RGB.

No, #c3bbcb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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