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#C3BED5 Color

#C3BED5 is rgb(195, 190, 213) in RGB, hsl(253, 21%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3BED5
HEX#C3BED5
RGBrgb(195, 190, 213)
HSLhsl(253, 21%, 79%)
HSVhsv(253, 11%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.032 295.6)
LABlab(77.93% 5.09 -10.92)
LCHlch(77.93% 12.05 295.00)

What #C3BED5 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 #C3BED5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 5.51Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 5.56Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.68Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 5.97Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.03Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 7.83

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

#C3BED5 Channel Values

How #C3BED5 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 190 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 21% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 11% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3BED5 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 text11.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3BED5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3BED5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3BED5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3BED5
Complementary
#D0D5BE
Analogous
#BEC5D5
Analogous
#CEBED5
Triadic
#D5C3BE
Triadic
#BED5C3
Split comp.
#D5CEBE
Split comp.
#C5D5BE

Tints & Shades of #C3BED5

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

#CCC7DB
#D1CEDF
#DAD7E5
#E2E0EB
#EBE9F1
#F1F0F5

Shades

#A49CBF
#877DAA
#6A5F91
#51496F
#38324D
#221E2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3BED5.

How #C3BED5 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#C3BED5
Protanopia#BFBFD5
Protanomaly#C1BFD5
Deuteranopia#C0C0D5
Deuteranomaly#C1BFD5
Tritanopia#C0C1C1
Tritanomaly#C1C0C9
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3BED5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3bed5: #C3BED5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3BED5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3bed5': '#C3BED5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.745, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_c3bed5">#C3BED5</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3BED5"

More Blue Colors

#C3BED5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C3BED5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3BED5?

#C3BED5 is a light blue — rgb(195, 190, 213) in RGB and hsl(253, 21%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #C3BED5?

#C3BED5 is rgb(195, 190, 213) — red 195, green 190, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3BED5?

#C3BED5 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3BED5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3BED5 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3BED5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3BED5 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 7.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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