What color is #C3CBF0?

#C3CBF0 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3CBF0?

The RGB value is 195, 203, 240: 195 red, 203 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CBF0?

The complementary color is #F0E8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CBF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CBF0 color

#C3CBF0 rgb(195, 203, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C3CBF0 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 79.6% green and 94.1% blue (195, 203, 240).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 60% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#C3CBF0 color codes

HEX	`#C3CBF0`
RGB	`rgb(195, 203, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 79.6%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 60%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 19%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.17, 4.8, -19.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.17, 19.72, 284.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.586, 60.604, 90.98)`
Decimal	`12831728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CBF0, 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 #C3CBF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CBF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #C3CBF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3cbf0; }
.text { color: #c3cbf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3cbf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 203 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3cbf0, #d2c3f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3CBF0?: #C3CBF0 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3CBF0?: The RGB value is 195, 203, 240: 195 red, 203 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CBF0?: The complementary color is #F0E8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CBF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.