#c3b5ca

Color #c3b5ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c3b5ca

RGB

rgb(195, 181, 202)

HSL

hsl(280, 16.5%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 10.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 10.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(75.4, 8.83, -8.8)

LCH

lch(75.4, 12.47, 315.1)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.033, 314.63)

HWB

hwb(280, 71%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bccab5

Analogous

#b9b5ca

#c3b5ca

#cab5c6

Triadic

#c3b5ca

#cac3b5

#b5cac3

Split-complementary

#c3b5ca

#c6cab5

#b5cab9

Tetradic

#c3b5ca

#cab5bc

#bccab5

#b5cac3

Square

#c3b5ca

#cab9b5

#bccab5

#b5c6ca

Shades

Color #c3b5ca mixed toward black.

#a590af

#876b95

#655070

#43354a

#221b25

Tints

Color #c3b5ca mixed toward white.

#cdc1d3

#d7cedc

#e1dae4

#ebe6ed

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c3b5ca mixed toward gray.

#c2b7c8

#c2b9c6

#c1bac5

#c1bcc3

#c0bec1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc5 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#bebfc4 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#c2c1c0 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3b5ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3b5ca]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c3b5ca (#c3b5ca) is rgb(195, 181, 202) in RGB.

No, #c3b5ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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