What color is #C3BFDD?

#C3BFDD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BFDD?

The RGB value is 195, 191, 221: 195 red, 191 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BFDD?

The complementary color is #D9DDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BFDD color

#C3BFDD rgb(195, 191, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C3BFDD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 74.9% green and 86.7% blue (195, 191, 221).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 31% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#C3BFDD color codes

HEX	`#C3BFDD`
RGB	`rgb(195, 191, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 74.9%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 31%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.51, 7.21, -14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.51, 16.15, 296.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.185, 54.084, 75.977)`
Decimal	`12828637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BFDD, 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 #C3BFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #C3BFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bfdd; }
.text { color: #c3bfdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bfdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 191 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bfdd, #d2bfdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3BFDD?: #C3BFDD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BFDD?: The RGB value is 195, 191, 221: 195 red, 191 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BFDD?: The complementary color is #D9DDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.