What color is #C3B0F0?

#C3B0F0 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 #C3B0F0?

The RGB value is 195, 176, 240: 195 red, 176 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B0F0?

The complementary color is #DDF0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B0F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B0F0 color

#C3B0F0 rgb(195, 176, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3B0F0 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 69% green and 94.1% blue (195, 176, 240).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 68% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#C3B0F0 color codes

HEX	`#C3B0F0`
RGB	`rgb(195, 176, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 69%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 68%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 27%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 27%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.42, 19.45, -29.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.42, 35.26, 303.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.756, 48.944, 89.036)`
Decimal	`12824816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B0F0, 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 #C3B0F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B0F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #C3B0F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b0f0; }
.text { color: #c3b0f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b0f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 176 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b0f0, #e3b0f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3B0F0?: #C3B0F0 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 #C3B0F0?: The RGB value is 195, 176, 240: 195 red, 176 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B0F0?: The complementary color is #DDF0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B0F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.