What color is #C3C1D5?

#C3C1D5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C1D5?

The RGB value is 195, 193, 213: 195 red, 193 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C1D5?

The complementary color is #D3D5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C1D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C1D5 color

#C3C1D5 rgb(195, 193, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C1D5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 75.7% green and 83.5% blue (195, 193, 213).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 19% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#C3C1D5 color codes

HEX	`#C3C1D5`
RGB	`rgb(195, 193, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 75.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 19%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 9%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.78, 4.52, -9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.78, 10.73, 294.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.584, 54.546, 70.643)`
Decimal	`12829141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C1D5, 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 #C3C1D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C1D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #C3C1D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c1d5; }
.text { color: #c3c1d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c1d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 193 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c1d5, #cdc1d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C3C1D5?: #C3C1D5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C1D5?: The RGB value is 195, 193, 213: 195 red, 193 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C1D5?: The complementary color is #D3D5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C1D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.