What color is #C3BECC?

#C3BECC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BECC?

The RGB value is 195, 190, 204: 195 red, 190 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BECC?

The complementary color is #C7CCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BECC color

#C3BECC rgb(195, 190, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BECC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 74.5% green and 80% blue (195, 190, 204).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 12% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#C3BECC color codes

HEX	`#C3BECC`
RGB	`rgb(195, 190, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 74.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 12%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.75, 4.36, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.75, 7.74, 304.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.816, 52.789, 64.574)`
Decimal	`12828364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BECC, 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 #C3BECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #C3BECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3becc; }
.text { color: #c3becc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3becc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 190 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3becc, #cabecc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C3BECC?: #C3BECC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BECC?: The RGB value is 195, 190, 204: 195 red, 190 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BECC?: The complementary color is #C7CCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.