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#C3BBD8 Color

#C3BBD8 is rgb(195, 187, 216) in RGB, hsl(257, 27%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 15%) 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 6.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3BBD8
HEX#C3BBD8
RGBrgb(195, 187, 216)
HSLhsl(257, 27%, 79%)
HSVhsv(257, 13%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.041 298.1)
LABlab(77.24% 7.06 -13.55)
LCHlch(77.24% 15.28 297.53)

What #C3BBD8 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 #C3BBD8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.98Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.99Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 7.48Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.68Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 7.9Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.46

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

#C3BBD8 Channel Values

How #C3BBD8 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 187 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 27% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 13% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3BBD8 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3BBD8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3BBD8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3BBD8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3BBD8
Complementary
#D0D8BB
Analogous
#BBC1D8
Analogous
#D2BBD8
Triadic
#D8C3BB
Triadic
#BBD8C3
Split comp.
#D8D2BB
Split comp.
#C1D8BB

Tints & Shades of #C3BBD8

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

#CCC5DD
#D1CBE1
#DAD5E7
#E3DFEC
#EBE8F2
#F1EFF6

Shades

#A497C3
#8777B1
#6A5798
#514375
#382F51
#221C31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3BBD8.

How #C3BBD8 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#C3BBD8
Protanopia#BCBCD8
Protanomaly#BFBCD8
Deuteranopia#BEBED8
Deuteranomaly#C0BDD8
Tritanopia#BFBFBF
Tritanomaly#C1BDC9
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3BBD8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3bbd8: #C3BBD8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3BBD8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3bbd8': '#C3BBD8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.733, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_c3bbd8">#C3BBD8</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3BBD8"

More Purple Colors

#C3BBD8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C3BBD8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3BBD8?

#C3BBD8 is a light purple — rgb(195, 187, 216) in RGB and hsl(257, 27%, 79%) 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 6.98.

What is the RGB value of #C3BBD8?

#C3BBD8 is rgb(195, 187, 216) — red 195, green 187, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3BBD8?

#C3BBD8 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3BBD8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3BBD8 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3BBD8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3BBD8 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 7.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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