What color is #C3A1BC?

#C3A1BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3A1BC?

The RGB value is 195, 161, 188: 195 red, 161 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A1BC?

The complementary color is #A1C3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A1BC color

#C3A1BC rgb(195, 161, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3A1BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 63.1% green and 73.7% blue (195, 161, 188).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 22% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#C3A1BC color codes

HEX	`#C3A1BC`
RGB	`rgb(195, 161, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 63.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 22%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 17%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.98, 17.13, -9.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.98, 19.43, 331.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.327, 40.724, 53.093)`
Decimal	`12820924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A1BC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C3A1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C3A1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a1bc; }
.text { color: #c3a1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 161 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a1bc, #c3a1ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3A1BC?: #C3A1BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3A1BC?: The RGB value is 195, 161, 188: 195 red, 161 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A1BC?: The complementary color is #A1C3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.