What color is #C3C2D4?

#C3C2D4 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 #C3C2D4?

The RGB value is 195, 194, 212: 195 red, 194 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C2D4?

The complementary color is #D3D4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C2D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C2D4 color

#C3C2D4 rgb(195, 194, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C2D4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 76.1% green and 83.1% blue (195, 194, 212).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 17% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#C3C2D4 color codes

HEX	`#C3C2D4`
RGB	`rgb(195, 194, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 76.1%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 17%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 8%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.01, 3.78, -8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.01, 9.63, 293.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.679, 54.939, 70.051)`
Decimal	`12829396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C2D4, 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 #C3C2D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C2D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #C3C2D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c2d4; }
.text { color: #c3c2d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c2d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 194 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c2d4, #ccc2d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C3C2D4?: #C3C2D4 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 #C3C2D4?: The RGB value is 195, 194, 212: 195 red, 194 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C2D4?: The complementary color is #D3D4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C2D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.