#c3bbc7

Color #c3bbc7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c3bbc7

RGB

rgb(195, 187, 199)

HSL

hsl(280, 9.7%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(76.84, 5.02, -5.03)

LCH

lch(76.84, 7.11, 314.94)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0188, 314.57)

HWB

hwb(280, 73.3%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc7bb

Analogous

#bdbbc7

#c3bbc7

#c7bbc5

Triadic

#c3bbc7

#c7c3bb

#bbc7c3

Split-complementary

#c3bbc7

#c5c7bb

#bbc7bd

Tetradic

#c3bbc7

#c7bbbf

#bfc7bb

#bbc7c3

Square

#c3bbc7

#c7bdbb

#bfc7bb

#bbc5c7

Shades

Color #c3bbc7 mixed toward black.

#a498aa

#85748d

#64576a

#423a47

#211d23

Tints

Color #c3bbc7 mixed toward white.

#cdc6d0

#d7d2da

#e1dde3

#ebe8ec

#f5f4f6

Tones

Color #c3bbc7 mixed toward gray.

#c3bcc6

#c2bdc5

#c2bec4

#c2bfc3

#c1c0c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0c4 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#c0c1c4 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#c3c2c1 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3bbc7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3bbc7]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c3bbc7 (#c3bbc7) is rgb(195, 187, 199) in RGB.

No, #c3bbc7 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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