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#C3AFCB Color

#C3AFCB is rgb(195, 175, 203) in RGB, hsl(283, 21%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 14%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3AFCB
HEX#C3AFCB
RGBrgb(195, 175, 203)
HSLhsl(283, 21%, 74%)
HSVhsv(283, 14%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 14%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.045 316.4)
LABlab(73.87% 11.24 -11.52)
LCHlch(73.87% 16.09 314.31)

What #C3AFCB 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 #C3AFCB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.87Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.74Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 6.82Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.9Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 10.09Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 10.54

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

#C3AFCB Channel Values

How #C3AFCB 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 175 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 21% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 14% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3AFCB 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3AFCB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3AFCB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3AFCB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3AFCB
Complementary
#B7CBAF
Analogous
#B5AFCB
Analogous
#CBAFC5
Triadic
#CBC3AF
Triadic
#AFCBC3
Split comp.
#C5CBAF
Split comp.
#AFCBB5

Tints & Shades of #C3AFCB

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

#CAB8D1
#D3C4D9
#DACEDF
#E3DAE7
#EAE3ED
#F3F0F5

Shades

#AC90B6
#9471A2
#7A5988
#5F4469
#43304A
#271C2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3AFCB.

How #C3AFCB 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#C3AFCB
Protanopia#B3B3CB
Protanomaly#B9B1CB
Deuteranopia#B6B6CB
Deuteranomaly#BBB3CB
Tritanopia#C0B3B3
Tritanomaly#C1B1BD
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3AFCB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3afcb: #C3AFCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3AFCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3afcb': '#C3AFCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.686, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_c3afcb">#C3AFCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3AFCB"

More Purple Colors

#C3AFCB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C3AFCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3AFCB?

#C3AFCB is a light purple — rgb(195, 175, 203) in RGB and hsl(283, 21%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #C3AFCB?

#C3AFCB is rgb(195, 175, 203) — red 195, green 175, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3AFCB?

#C3AFCB converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 14%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3AFCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3AFCB scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3AFCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3AFCB 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 6.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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