#C3BAF7 Color

#C3BAF7 is rgb(195, 186, 247) in RGB, hsl(249, 79%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 25%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3BAF7

HEX#C3BAF7

RGBrgb(195, 186, 247)

HSLhsl(249, 79%, 85%)

HSVhsv(249, 25%, 97%)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 25%, 0%, 3%)

OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.085 291.1)

LABlab(77.86% 12.61 -29.24)

LCHlch(77.86% 31.84 293.33)

What #C3BAF7 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 #C3BAF7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 6.75 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.38 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.99 Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 11.03 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 12.41 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 12.62

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#C3BAF7 Channel Values

How #C3BAF7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 195 · G 186 · B 247	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 249° · S 79% · L 85%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 249° · S 25% · V 97%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 21% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 3%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.8:1 vs white · 11.69:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3BAF7 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C3BAF7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3BAF7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #C3BAF7

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

Shades

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How #C3BAF7 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#C3BAF7

Protanopia#BCBCF7

Protanomaly#BFBBF7

Deuteranopia#BDBDF7

Deuteranomaly#BFBCF7

Tritanopia#BAC3C3

Tritanomaly#BEC0DA

Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

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Using #C3BAF7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3baf7: #C3BAF7;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3BAF7;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3baf7': '#C3BAF7' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.729, blue: 0.969)

Android XML<color name="color_c3baf7">#C3BAF7</color>

SVG fillfill="#C3BAF7"

More Blue Colors

#C3BAF7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

c3cde6 c2c9d1 c4b4ff c2c2ff c4c3d0 c1cef5 c4d8e8 c1bce1 c4e7fd bedbff c5cbe1 beb8ff dff2fe 000042 003153 020618 113c8d 1e1a4d 2c2555 3b77e8 4f86f7 6666cc 7c9ed9 99a1af

#C3BAF7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3BAF7?

#C3BAF7 is a lightest blue — rgb(195, 186, 247) in RGB and hsl(249, 79%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #C3BAF7?

#C3BAF7 is rgb(195, 186, 247) — red 195, green 186, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3BAF7?

#C3BAF7 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 25%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3BAF7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3BAF7 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3BAF7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3BAF7 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 20.03, which is visibly different.

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