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#C3AEEF Color

#C3AEEF is rgb(195, 174, 239) in RGB, hsl(259, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3AEEF
HEX#C3AEEF
RGBrgb(195, 174, 239)
HSLhsl(259, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(259, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.093 299.1)
LABlab(74.65% 17.43 -29.84)
LCHlch(74.65% 34.56 300.28)

What #C3AEEF 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 #C3AEEF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.93Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.48Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.79Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.79Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.97Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 13.63

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

#C3AEEF Channel Values

How #C3AEEF 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 174 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3AEEF 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3AEEF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3AEEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3AEEF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3AEEF
Complementary
#DAEFAE
Analogous
#AEBAEF
Analogous
#E3AEEF
Triadic
#EFC3AE
Triadic
#AEEFC3
Split comp.
#EFE3AE
Split comp.
#BAEFAE

Tints & Shades of #C3AEEF

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

#C9B7F1
#D3C3F3
#D9CCF5
#E2D9F7
#E9E1F9
#F2EEFC

Shades

#A07FE6
#7D50DC
#5C28CC
#471F9E
#32166F
#1D0D40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3AEEF.

How #C3AEEF 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#C3AEEF
Protanopia#B2B2EF
Protanomaly#B9B0EF
Deuteranopia#B5B5EF
Deuteranomaly#BBB2EF
Tritanopia#BAB8B8
Tritanomaly#BEB4D0
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3AEEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3aeef: #C3AEEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3AEEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3aeef': '#C3AEEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.682, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_c3aeef">#C3AEEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3AEEF"

More Purple Colors

#C3AEEF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C3AEEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3AEEF?

#C3AEEF is a lightest purple — rgb(195, 174, 239) in RGB and hsl(259, 67%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #C3AEEF?

#C3AEEF is rgb(195, 174, 239) — red 195, green 174, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3AEEF?

#C3AEEF converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3AEEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3AEEF scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3AEEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3AEEF 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 15.53, which is visibly different.

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