What color is #C3BBDA?

#C3BBDA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BBDA?

The RGB value is 195, 187, 218: 195 red, 187 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BBDA?

The complementary color is #D2DABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BBDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BBDA color

#C3BBDA rgb(195, 187, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3BBDA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 73.3% green and 85.5% blue (195, 187, 218).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#C3BBDA color codes

HEX	`#C3BBDA`
RGB	`rgb(195, 187, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 73.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.4, 8.76, -14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.4, 16.93, 301.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.928, 52.205, 73.604)`
Decimal	`12827610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BBDA, 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 #C3BBDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BBDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #C3BBDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bbda; }
.text { color: #c3bbda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bbda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 187 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bbda, #d3bbda); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3BBDA?: #C3BBDA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BBDA?: The RGB value is 195, 187, 218: 195 red, 187 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BBDA?: The complementary color is #D2DABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BBDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.