What color is #C3C3D6?

#C3C3D6 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 #C3C3D6?

The RGB value is 195, 195, 214: 195 red, 195 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C3D6?

The complementary color is #D6D6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C3D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C3D6 color

#C3C3D6 rgb(195, 195, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C3D6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 76.5% green and 83.9% blue (195, 195, 214).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 19% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#C3C3D6 color codes

HEX	`#C3C3D6`
RGB	`rgb(195, 195, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 76.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 19%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.32, 3.65, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.32, 10.14, 291.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.156, 55.487, 71.462)`
Decimal	`12829654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C3D6, 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 #C3C3D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C3D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #C3C3D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c3d6; }
.text { color: #c3c3d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c3d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 195 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c3d6, #cdc3d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C3C3D6?: #C3C3D6 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 #C3C3D6?: The RGB value is 195, 195, 214: 195 red, 195 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C3D6?: The complementary color is #D6D6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C3D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.