#C3ABC2#C3ABC2
#C3ABC2 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.042 H 327.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3ABC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 171, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(303, 17%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(303, 12%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 0.5%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.64, 12.76, -8.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.64, 15.34, 326.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.9% 0.0353 -0.0227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.9% 0.042 327.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8049, 44.6236, 57.1760) |
| Luminance | 0.4462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 5.38
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.62
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.65
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 9.52
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 10.39
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 10.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3ABC2 #ABC3AC
analogous
#B8ABC3 #C3ABC2 #C3ABB6
triadic
#C3ABC2 #C2C3AB #ABC2C3
tetradic
#C3ABC2 #C3B8AB #ABC3AC #ABB6C3
square
#C3ABC2 #C3B8AB #ABC3AC #ABB6C3
split-complementary
#C3ABC2 #B6C3AB #ABC3B8
monochromatic
#8E668C #AA87A8 #C3ABC2 #DDCFDC #F2EDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#C3ABC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#C3ABC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3ABC2
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3ABC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3ABC2 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAB0C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFB3C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5ADB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3abc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 171, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.042 327.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c4d4',
500: '#c3abc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3abc2; $custom-light: #d5c4d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3abc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 171,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.5,
"s": 16.667,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76903,
"c": 0.04194,
"h": 327.3
},
"luminance": 0.44623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3ABC2
secondary
#E2E8E2
accent
#9B4E4B
background
#FDFCFD
surface
#FAF8FA
border
#D3D1D3
text
#141214
muted
#838183