What color is #C3ABDE?

#C3ABDE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3ABDE?

The RGB value is 195, 171, 222: 195 red, 171 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3ABDE?

The complementary color is #C6DEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3ABDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3ABDE color

#C3ABDE rgb(195, 171, 222)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3ABDE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 67.1% green and 87.1% blue (195, 171, 222).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 44% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lavender (#BFA3D9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#C3ABDE color codes

HEX	`#C3ABDE`
RGB	`rgb(195, 171, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 67.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 44%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.55, 18.32, -22.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.55, 29.01, 309.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.251, 46.002, 75.325)`
Decimal	`12823518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3ABDE, 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 #C3ABDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3ABDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #C3ABDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3abde; }
.text { color: #c3abde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3abde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 171 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3abde, #dcabde); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3ABDE?: #C3ABDE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3ABDE?: The RGB value is 195, 171, 222: 195 red, 171 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3ABDE?: The complementary color is #C6DEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3ABDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.