What color is #C3C1DB?

#C3C1DB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C1DB?

The RGB value is 195, 193, 219: 195 red, 193 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C1DB?

The complementary color is #D9DBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C1DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C1DB color

#C3C1DB rgb(195, 193, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C3C1DB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 75.7% green and 85.9% blue (195, 193, 219).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 27% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#C3C1DB color codes

HEX	`#C3C1DB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 193, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 75.7%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 27%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 12%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.96, 5.73, -12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.96, 13.93, 294.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.359, 54.856, 74.729)`
Decimal	`12829147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C1DB, 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 #C3C1DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C1DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	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 #C3C1DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c1db; }
.text { color: #c3c1db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c1db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 193 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c1db, #d0c1db); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3C1DB?: #C3C1DB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C1DB?: The RGB value is 195, 193, 219: 195 red, 193 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C1DB?: The complementary color is #D9DBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C1DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.