What color is #C3BECE?

#C3BECE 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 #C3BECE?

The RGB value is 195, 190, 206: 195 red, 190 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BECE?

The complementary color is #C9CEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BECE color

#C3BECE rgb(195, 190, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BECE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 74.5% green and 80.8% blue (195, 190, 206).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#C3BECE color codes

HEX	`#C3BECE`
RGB	`rgb(195, 190, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 74.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.81, 4.75, -7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.81, 8.79, 302.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.058, 52.885, 65.846)`
Decimal	`12828366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BECE, 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 #C3BECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #C3BECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bece; }
.text { color: #c3bece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 190 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bece, #cbbece); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C3BECE?: #C3BECE 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 #C3BECE?: The RGB value is 195, 190, 206: 195 red, 190 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BECE?: The complementary color is #C9CEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.