What color is #C3ADCB?

#C3ADCB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3ADCB?

The RGB value is 195, 173, 203: 195 red, 173 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3ADCB?

The complementary color is #B5CBAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3ADCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3ADCB color

#C3ADCB rgb(195, 173, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3ADCB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 67.8% green and 79.6% blue (195, 173, 203).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#C3ADCB color codes

HEX	`#C3ADCB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 173, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 67.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.42, 13.38, -12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.42, 18.18, 317.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.227, 45.802, 62.788)`
Decimal	`12824011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3ADCB, 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 #C3ADCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3ADCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #C3ADCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3adcb; }
.text { color: #c3adcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3adcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 173 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3adcb, #cbadc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C3ADCB?: #C3ADCB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3ADCB?: The RGB value is 195, 173, 203: 195 red, 173 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3ADCB?: The complementary color is #B5CBAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3ADCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.