#c3b3cc

Color #c3b3cc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c3b3cc

RGB

rgb(195, 179, 204)

HSL

hsl(278.4, 19.7%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.4, 12.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 12.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(74.95, 10.3, -10.55)

LCH

lch(74.95, 14.74, 314.31)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.039, 313.55)

HWB

hwb(278.4, 70.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcccb3

Analogous

#b6b3cc

#c3b3cc

#ccb3c9

Triadic

#c3b3cc

#ccc3b3

#b3ccc3

Split-complementary

#c3b3cc

#c9ccb3

#b3ccb6

Tetradic

#c3b3cc

#ccb3bc

#bcccb3

#b3ccc3

Square

#c3b3cc

#ccb6b3

#bcccb3

#b3c9cc

Shades

Color #c3b3cc mixed toward black.

#a58db2

#876799

#654d73

#43334c

#221a26

Tints

Color #c3b3cc mixed toward white.

#cdc0d5

#d7ccdd

#e1d9e6

#ebe6ee

#f5f2f7

Tones

Color #c3b3cc mixed toward gray.

#c2b5ca

#c2b7c8

#c1b9c6

#c1bbc4

#c0bdc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc6 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#bdbec5 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#c2c2c1 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3b3cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3b3cc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c3b3cc (#c3b3cc) is rgb(195, 179, 204) in RGB.

No, #c3b3cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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