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#C3BEEF Color

#C3BEEF is rgb(195, 190, 239) in RGB, hsl(246, 60%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 21%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3BEEF
HEX#C3BEEF
RGBrgb(195, 190, 239)
HSLhsl(246, 60%, 84%)
HSVhsv(246, 21%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 21%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.068 289.5)
LABlab(78.63% 9.22 -23.80)
LCHlch(78.63% 25.52 291.17)

What #C3BEEF 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 #C3BEEF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 5.09Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.39Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 7.55Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.69Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.94Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 11.82

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

#C3BEEF Channel Values

How #C3BEEF 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 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 60% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 21% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3BEEF 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3BEEF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3BEEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3BEEF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3BEEF
Complementary
#EAEFBE
Analogous
#BED1EF
Analogous
#DBBEEF
Triadic
#EFC3BE
Triadic
#BEEFC3
Split comp.
#EFDBBE
Split comp.
#D1EFBE

Tints & Shades of #C3BEEF

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

#CAC6F1
#D2CEF3
#D9D6F5
#E1DEF7
#E8E7F9
#F0EFFB

Shades

#9991E3
#6C60D7
#4233CC
#32279B
#241C6E
#140F3D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3BEEF.

How #C3BEEF 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#C3BEEF
Protanopia#BFBFEF
Protanomaly#C1BFEF
Deuteranopia#C0C0EF
Deuteranomaly#C1BFEF
Tritanopia#BCC5C5
Tritanomaly#BFC2D7
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3BEEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3beef: #C3BEEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3BEEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3beef': '#C3BEEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.745, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_c3beef">#C3BEEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3BEEF"

More Blue Colors

#C3BEEF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#C3BEEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3BEEF?

#C3BEEF is a lightest blue — rgb(195, 190, 239) in RGB and hsl(246, 60%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #C3BEEF?

#C3BEEF is rgb(195, 190, 239) — red 195, green 190, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3BEEF?

#C3BEEF converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 21%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3BEEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3BEEF scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3BEEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3BEEF 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.73, which is visibly different.

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