What color is #C3B4EA?

#C3B4EA 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 #C3B4EA?

The RGB value is 195, 180, 234: 195 red, 180 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B4EA?

The complementary color is #DBEAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B4EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B4EA color

#C3B4EA rgb(195, 180, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3B4EA is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 70.6% green and 91.8% blue (195, 180, 234).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 56% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% 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 11.04:1).

#C3B4EA color codes

HEX	`#C3B4EA`
RGB	`rgb(195, 180, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 70.6%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 56%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 23%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 23%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.18, 15.94, -24.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.18, 29.64, 302.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.675, 50.185, 84.685)`
Decimal	`12825834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B4EA, 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 #C3B4EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B4EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #C3B4EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b4ea; }
.text { color: #c3b4ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b4ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 180 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b4ea, #deb4ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #C3B4EA?: #C3B4EA 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 #C3B4EA?: The RGB value is 195, 180, 234: 195 red, 180 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B4EA?: The complementary color is #DBEAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B4EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.