What color is #C3CAFF?

#C3CAFF 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 #C3CAFF?

The RGB value is 195, 202, 255: 195 red, 202 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CAFF?

The complementary color is #FFF8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CAFF color

#C3CAFF rgb(195, 202, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C3CAFF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 79.2% green and 100% blue (195, 202, 255).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#C3CAFF color codes

HEX	`#C3CAFF`
RGB	`rgb(195, 202, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 79.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 21%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.41, 8.68, -26.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.41, 28.11, 287.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.672, 61.062, 103.125)`
Decimal	`12831487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CAFF, 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 #C3CAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #C3CAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3caff; }
.text { color: #c3caff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3caff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 202 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3caff, #dac3ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3CAFF?: #C3CAFF 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 #C3CAFF?: The RGB value is 195, 202, 255: 195 red, 202 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CAFF?: The complementary color is #FFF8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.