#c3a5e1

Color #c3a5e1

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.16 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c3a5e1

RGB

rgb(195, 165, 225)

HSL

hsl(270, 50%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 26.7%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 26.7%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(72.19, 22.26, -26.2)

LCH

lch(72.19, 34.38, 310.35)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0899, 307.18)

HWB

hwb(270, 64.7%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3e1a5

Analogous

#a5a5e1

#c3a5e1

#e1a5e1

Triadic

#c3a5e1

#e1c3a5

#a5e1c3

Split-complementary

#c3a5e1

#e1e1a5

#a5e1a5

Tetradic

#c3a5e1

#e1a5c3

#c3e1a5

#a5e1c3

Square

#c3a5e1

#e1a5a5

#c3e1a5

#a5e1e1

Shades

Color #c3a5e1 mixed toward black.

#a374d1

#8244c1

#623192

#412162

#211031

Tints

Color #c3a5e1 mixed toward white.

#cdb4e6

#d7c3eb

#e1d2f0

#ebe1f5

#f5f0fa

Tones

Color #c3a5e1 mixed toward gray.

#c3aadc

#c3afd7

#c3b4d2

#c3b9cd

#c3bec8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d4 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#b8bbd1 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#c2cac7 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 21.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c3a5e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3a5e1]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c3a5e1 (#c3a5e1) is rgb(195, 165, 225) in RGB.

No, #c3a5e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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