What color is #C3B3CB?

#C3B3CB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B3CB?

The RGB value is 195, 179, 203: 195 red, 179 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B3CB?

The complementary color is #BBCBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B3CB color

#C3B3CB rgb(195, 179, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3B3CB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 70.2% green and 79.6% blue (195, 179, 203).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 19% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#C3B3CB color codes

HEX	`#C3B3CB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 179, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 70.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 19%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.92, 10.11, -10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.92, 14.26, 315.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.404, 48.154, 63.18)`
Decimal	`12825547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B3CB, 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 #C3B3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #C3B3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b3cb; }
.text { color: #c3b3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 179 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b3cb, #cbb3c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C3B3CB?: #C3B3CB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B3CB?: The RGB value is 195, 179, 203: 195 red, 179 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B3CB?: The complementary color is #BBCBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.