#c3bdcd

Color #c3bdcd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#c3bdcd

RGB

rgb(195, 189, 205)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 13.8%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 7.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 7.8%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(77.52, 5.09, -7.27)

LCH

lch(77.52, 8.87, 305)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0231, 303)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 74.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7cdbd

Analogous

#bdbfcd

#c3bdcd

#cbbdcd

Triadic

#c3bdcd

#cdc3bd

#bdcdc3

Split-complementary

#c3bdcd

#cdcbbd

#bfcdbd

Tetradic

#c3bdcd

#cdbdc7

#c7cdbd

#bdcdc3

Square

#c3bdcd

#cdbdbf

#c7cdbd

#bdcdcb

Shades

Color #c3bdcd mixed toward black.

#a198b1

#7f7294

#5f5570

#3f394b

#201c25

Tints

Color #c3bdcd mixed toward white.

#cdc8d5

#d7d3de

#e1dee6

#ebe9ee

#f5f4f7

Tones

Color #c3bdcd mixed toward gray.

#c3becc

#c4c0ca

#c4c1c9

#c4c2c8

#c5c4c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0c9 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#c1c1c8 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#c3c6c6 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3bdcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3bdcd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#c3bdcd (#c3bdcd) is rgb(195, 189, 205) in RGB.

No, #c3bdcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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