What color is #C3B1DF?

#C3B1DF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B1DF?

The RGB value is 195, 177, 223: 195 red, 177 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B1DF?

The complementary color is #CDDFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B1DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B1DF color

#C3B1DF rgb(195, 177, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3B1DF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 69.4% green and 87.5% blue (195, 177, 223).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 42% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#C3B1DF color codes

HEX	`#C3B1DF`
RGB	`rgb(195, 177, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 69.4%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 42%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 21%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.06, 15.24, -20.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.06, 25.73, 306.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.545, 48.374, 76.419)`
Decimal	`12825055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B1DF, 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 #C3B1DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B1DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #C3B1DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b1df; }
.text { color: #c3b1df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b1df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 177 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b1df, #dab1df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C3B1DF?: #C3B1DF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B1DF?: The RGB value is 195, 177, 223: 195 red, 177 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B1DF?: The complementary color is #CDDFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B1DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.