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#C3BDFF closest to Violet Heaven

#C3BDFF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violet Heaven. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 74.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(195, 189, 255)). Its HSL value is 245° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #C3BDFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.04:1.

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Variations of #C3BDFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C3BDFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C3BDFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C3BDFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ACC2FD
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACC6FF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2C3FF
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ACC2FD
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B3C1FE
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6C8D4
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFC2ED
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C4C2D5

#C3BDFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.74:1 Very poor#C3BDFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.04:1 Super#C3BDFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C3BDFF in CSS

/* Violet Heaven */
.color { color: #C3BDFF; }
.background { background-color: #C3BDFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C3BDFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(195 189 255);
color: hsl(245 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.826 0.092 288.4);

#C3BDFF FAQ

What color is #C3BDFF?

#C3BDFF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C3BDFF?

#C3BDFF is rgb(195, 189, 255) in RGB, hsl(245, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C3BDFF?

The complementary color of #C3BDFF is #F9FFBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C3BDFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C3BDFF: 12.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C3BDFF a warm or cool color?

#C3BDFF is a cool color.