What color is #C3AFE8?

#C3AFE8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3AFE8?

The RGB value is 195, 175, 232: 195 red, 175 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3AFE8?

The complementary color is #D4E8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3AFE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3AFE8 color

#C3AFE8 rgb(195, 175, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3AFE8 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 68.6% green and 91% blue (195, 175, 232).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 55% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#C3AFE8 color codes

HEX	`#C3AFE8`
RGB	`rgb(195, 175, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 68.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 55%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 25%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.88, 18.25, -25.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.88, 31.68, 305.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.398, 48.088, 82.85)`
Decimal	`12824552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3AFE8, 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 #C3AFE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3AFE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #C3AFE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3afe8; }
.text { color: #c3afe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3afe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 175 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3afe8, #dfafe8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C3AFE8?: #C3AFE8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3AFE8?: The RGB value is 195, 175, 232: 195 red, 175 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3AFE8?: The complementary color is #D4E8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3AFE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.