#C3BDCF#C3BDCF
#C3BDCF is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.026 H 301.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3BDCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 189, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 16%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 9%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.8%, 8.7%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.58, 5.48, -8.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.58, 9.92, 303.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.88% 0.0133 -0.0221) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.88% 0.026 301) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9637, 52.5023, 66.4158) |
| Luminance | 0.5250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.32
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.78
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.23
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 9.77
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 10.39
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 10.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3BDCF #C9CFBD
analogous
#BDC0CF #C3BDCF #CCBDCF
triadic
#C3BDCF #CFC3BD #BDCFC3
tetradic
#C3BDCF #CFBDC0 #C9CFBD #BDCFCC
square
#C3BDCF #CFBDC0 #C9CFBD #BDCFCC
split-complementary
#C3BDCF #CFCCBD #C0CFBD
monochromatic
#83769B #A39AB5 #C3BDCF #E3E0E9 #EFEDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#C3BDCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.50
#C3BDCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C3BDCF
11.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3BDCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3BDCF | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.50 | 11.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAC0D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBC0CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1BFC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3bdcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 189, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.026 301.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5d0dd',
500: '#c3bdcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3bdcf; $custom-light: #d5d0dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3bdcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 189,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260,
"s": 15.789,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80877,
"c": 0.02581,
"h": 301
},
"luminance": 0.52502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3BDCF
secondary
#9CA38D
accent
#9A4B80
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141415
muted
#838384