#C3BBCE#C3BBCE
#C3BBCE is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.516; OKLCH L 80.4% C 0.028 H 304.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3BBCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 187, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 16%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 9%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.3%, 9.2%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.04, 6.36, -8.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.04, 10.64, 306.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.45% 0.0158 -0.0228) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.45% 0.028 304.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4146, 51.5990, 65.6315) |
| Luminance | 0.5160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.53
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.51
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.94
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 10.39
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.93
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 11.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3BBCE #C6CEBB
analogous
#BBBDCE #C3BBCE #CDBBCE
triadic
#C3BBCE #CEC3BB #BBCEC3
tetradic
#C3BBCE #CEBBBD #C6CEBB #BBCECD
square
#C3BBCE #CEBBBD #C6CEBB #BBCECD
split-complementary
#C3BBCE #CECDBB #BDCEBB
monochromatic
#84749B #A497B4 #C3BBCE #E2DFE8 #EFEDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#C3BBCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.32
#C3BBCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3BBCE
11.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3BBCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3BBCE | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.32 | 11.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8BECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9BECD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2BDC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3bbce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 187, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.4% 0.028 304.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5cfdd',
500: '#c3bbce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3bbce; $custom-light: #d5cfdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3bbce",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 187,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.263,
"s": 16.239,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80446,
"c": 0.02779,
"h": 304.8
},
"luminance": 0.51599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3BBCE
secondary
#98A28B
accent
#9A4B79
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141315
muted
#838384