What color is #C3BED0?

#C3BED0 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 #C3BED0?

The RGB value is 195, 190, 208: 195 red, 190 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BED0?

The complementary color is #CBD0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BED0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BED0 color

#C3BED0 rgb(195, 190, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BED0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 74.5% green and 81.6% blue (195, 190, 208).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#C3BED0 color codes

HEX	`#C3BED0`
RGB	`rgb(195, 190, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 74.5%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.86, 5.14, -8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.86, 9.84, 301.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.302, 52.983, 67.134)`
Decimal	`12828368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BED0, 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 #C3BED0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BED0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #C3BED0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bed0; }
.text { color: #c3bed0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bed0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 190 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bed0, #ccbed0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C3BED0?: #C3BED0 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 #C3BED0?: The RGB value is 195, 190, 208: 195 red, 190 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BED0?: The complementary color is #CBD0BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BED0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.