#c3bdc6

Color #c3bdc6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c3bdc6

RGB

rgb(195, 189, 198)

HSL

hsl(280, 7.3%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 4.5%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.5%, 4.5%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(77.33, 3.76, -3.77)

LCH

lch(77.33, 5.32, 314.92)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0141, 314.71)

HWB

hwb(280, 74.1%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c6bd

Analogous

#bfbdc6

#c3bdc6

#c6bdc5

Triadic

#c3bdc6

#c6c3bd

#bdc6c3

Split-complementary

#c3bdc6

#c5c6bd

#bdc6bf

Tetradic

#c3bdc6

#c6bdc0

#c0c6bd

#bdc6c3

Square

#c3bdc6

#c6bfbd

#c0c6bd

#bdc5c6

Shades

Color #c3bdc6 mixed toward black.

#a49aa8

#84788a

#635a68

#423c45

#211e23

Tints

Color #c3bdc6 mixed toward white.

#cdc8d0

#d7d3d9

#e1dee3

#ebe9ec

#f5f4f6

Tones

Color #c3bdc6 mixed toward gray.

#c3bec5

#c3bfc5

#c2bfc4

#c2c0c3

#c2c1c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0c4 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#c1c1c3 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#c3c2c2 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 5.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c3bdc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3bdc6]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c3bdc6 (#c3bdc6) is rgb(195, 189, 198) in RGB.

No, #c3bdc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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