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#C3A3DB Color

#C3A3DB is rgb(195, 163, 219) in RGB, hsl(274, 44%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3A3DB
HEX#C3A3DB
RGBrgb(195, 163, 219)
HSLhsl(274, 44%, 75%)
HSVhsv(274, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.086 310.3)
LABlab(71.35% 19.88 -24.01)
LCHlch(71.35% 31.17 309.62)

What #C3A3DB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C3A3DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 3.63Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 3.82Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.19Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 8.38Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 8.88Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 10.03

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#C3A3DB Channel Values

How #C3A3DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 195 · G 163 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 44% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3A3DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3A3DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3A3DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3A3DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3A3DB
Complementary
#BCDBA3
Analogous
#A7A3DB
Analogous
#DBA3D8
Triadic
#DBC3A3
Triadic
#A3DBC3
Split comp.
#D8DBA3
Split comp.
#A3DBA7

Tints & Shades of #C3A3DB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CAAEE0
#D4BDE5
#DBC8EA
#E2D3EE
#E9DEF2
#F3EDF8

Shades

#AB7ECD
#935ABF
#7940A5
#5C317D
#412258
#261433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3A3DB.

How #C3A3DB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C3A3DB
Protanopia#A9A9DB
Protanomaly#B4A7DB
Deuteranopia#AEAEDA
Deuteranomaly#B7AADB
Tritanopia#BCABAB
Tritanomaly#BFA8C0
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3A3DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c3a3db: #C3A3DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3A3DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3a3db': '#C3A3DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.639, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_c3a3db">#C3A3DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3A3DB"

More Purple Colors

#C3A3DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C3A3DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3A3DB?

#C3A3DB is a light purple — rgb(195, 163, 219) in RGB and hsl(274, 44%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.63.

What is the RGB value of #C3A3DB?

#C3A3DB is rgb(195, 163, 219) — red 195, green 163, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3A3DB?

#C3A3DB converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3A3DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3A3DB scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3A3DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3A3DB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 11.17, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.