What color is #C3B3CF?

#C3B3CF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B3CF?

The RGB value is 195, 179, 207: 195 red, 179 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B3CF?

The complementary color is #BFCFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B3CF?

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.

#C3B3CF color

#C3B3CF rgb(195, 179, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3B3CF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 70.2% green and 81.2% blue (195, 179, 207).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 23% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C3B3CF color codes

HEX	`#C3B3CF`
RGB	`rgb(195, 179, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 70.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 23%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.04, 10.89, -12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.04, 16.25, 312.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.886, 48.348, 65.723)`
Decimal	`12825551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B3CF, 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 #C3B3CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B3CF 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 #C3B3CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b3cf; }
.text { color: #c3b3cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b3cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 179 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b3cf, #cfb3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C3B3CF?: #C3B3CF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B3CF?: The RGB value is 195, 179, 207: 195 red, 179 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B3CF?: The complementary color is #BFCFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B3CF?: 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.