What color is #C3C4FB?

#C3C4FB is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C4FB?

The RGB value is 195, 196, 251: 195 red, 196 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C4FB?

The complementary color is #FBFAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C4FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C4FB color

#C3C4FB rgb(195, 196, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C3C4FB is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 76.9% green and 98.4% blue (195, 196, 251).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 88% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#C3C4FB color codes

HEX	`#C3C4FB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 196, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 76.9%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 88%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 22%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 22%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.76, 11, -27.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.76, 29.27, 292.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.654, 58.046, 99.309)`
Decimal	`12829947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C4FB, 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 #C3C4FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C4FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #C3C4FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c4fb; }
.text { color: #c3c4fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c4fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 196 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c4fb, #dec3fb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3C4FB?: #C3C4FB is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C4FB?: The RGB value is 195, 196, 251: 195 red, 196 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C4FB?: The complementary color is #FBFAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C4FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.