What color is #C3BAD4?

#C3BAD4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BAD4?

The RGB value is 195, 186, 212: 195 red, 186 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BAD4?

The complementary color is #CBD4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BAD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BAD4 color

#C3BAD4 rgb(195, 186, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3BAD4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 72.9% green and 83.1% blue (195, 186, 212).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#C3BAD4 color codes

HEX	`#C3BAD4`
RGB	`rgb(195, 186, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 72.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.96, 8.09, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.96, 14.38, 304.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.946, 51.473, 69.473)`
Decimal	`12827348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BAD4, 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 #C3BAD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BAD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #C3BAD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bad4; }
.text { color: #c3bad4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bad4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 186 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bad4, #d0bad4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3BAD4?: #C3BAD4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BAD4?: The RGB value is 195, 186, 212: 195 red, 186 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BAD4?: The complementary color is #CBD4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BAD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.