#c3b5c6

Color #c3b5c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c3b5c6

RGB

rgb(195, 181, 198)

HSL

hsl(289.4, 13%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.4, 8.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.5%, 8.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(75.28, 8.07, -6.79)

LCH

lch(75.28, 10.55, 319.92)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0283, 320.17)

HWB

hwb(289.4, 71%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c6b5

Analogous

#bab5c6

#c3b5c6

#c6b5c0

Triadic

#c3b5c6

#c6c3b5

#b5c6c3

Split-complementary

#c3b5c6

#c0c6b5

#b5c6ba

Tetradic

#c3b5c6

#c6b5b8

#b8c6b5

#b5c6c3

Square

#c3b5c6

#c6bab5

#b8c6b5

#b5c0c6

Shades

Color #c3b5c6 mixed toward black.

#a691ab

#896e8f

#67526b

#443747

#221b24

Tints

Color #c3b5c6 mixed toward white.

#cdc1cf

#d7ced9

#e1dae2

#ebe6ec

#f5f3f5

Tones

Color #c3b5c6 mixed toward gray.

#c2b6c5

#c1b8c3

#c0b9c2

#bfbbc0

#bebcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc2 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#bebfc1 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#c2bfbe · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3b5c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3b5c6]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c3b5c6 (#c3b5c6) is rgb(195, 181, 198) in RGB.

No, #c3b5c6 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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