#c3b8cb

Color #c3b8cb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c3b8cb

RGB

rgb(195, 184, 203)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 15.4%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 9.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 9.4%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(76.19, 7.4, -8.17)

LCH

lch(76.19, 11.02, 312.17)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.029, 311.22)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 72.2%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0cbb8

Analogous

#bab8cb

#c3b8cb

#cbb8ca

Triadic

#c3b8cb

#cbc3b8

#b8cbc3

Split-complementary

#c3b8cb

#cacbb8

#b8cbba

Tetradic

#c3b8cb

#cbb8c0

#c0cbb8

#b8cbc3

Square

#c3b8cb

#cbbab8

#c0cbb8

#b8cacb

Shades

Color #c3b8cb mixed toward black.

#a493b0

#846e94

#635270

#42374a

#211b25

Tints

Color #c3b8cb mixed toward white.

#cdc4d4

#d7d0dc

#e1dce5

#ebe7ee

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c3b8cb mixed toward gray.

#c3bac9

#c3bbc8

#c2bdc6

#c2bec5

#c2c0c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebec7 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#bfc0c6 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#c2c3c2 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3b8cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3b8cb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c3b8cb (#c3b8cb) is rgb(195, 184, 203) in RGB.

No, #c3b8cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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