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C495C3

#C495C3 closest to Pastel Violet

#C495C3 is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Pastel Violet. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 58.4% green and 76.5% blue (rgb(196, 149, 195)). Its HSL value is 301° hue, 28% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 1% yellow and 23% black. #C495C3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.43:1.

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Variations of #C495C3

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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#C495C3 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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#C495C3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C495C3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9DA6C1
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #92A0C5
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A29EC4
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DA6C1
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAA1C2
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C799A5
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C697B6
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A4A4A4
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADA0AD

#C495C3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.49:1 Very poor#C495C3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.43:1 Very good#C495C3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C495C3 in CSS

/* Pastel Violet */
.color { color: #C495C3; }
.background { background-color: #C495C3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C495C3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(196 149 195);
color: hsl(301 28% 68%);
color: oklch(0.729 0.084 327.1);

#C495C3 FAQ

What color is #C495C3?

#C495C3 is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Pastel Violet. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C495C3?

#C495C3 is rgb(196, 149, 195) in RGB, hsl(301, 28%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 24%, 1%, 23%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C495C3?

The complementary color of #C495C3 is #95C496, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C495C3?

Black text has the best contrast on #C495C3: 8.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C495C3 a warm or cool color?

#C495C3 is a cool color.