Information about #C3B4DA color

#C3B4DA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C3B4DA is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 180, 218) — 76.5% red, 70.6% green, 85.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 15 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned twilight violet, #C3B4DA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Moon Raker (#C0B2D7). Slightly further away sit Melrose (#C3B9DD) and Soft Violet (#BBB5D8).

In RGB terms — rgb(195, 180, 218) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C3B4DA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C3B4DA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C3B4DA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C3B4DA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3B4DA
  • RGB195, 180, 218
  • CMYK9, 15, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(195, 180, 218)
  • HSL264°, 34%, 78%
  • HSL Precise263.684°, 33.929%, 78.039%
  • HSV264°, 17%, 85%
  • HSB264°, 17%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.706, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.706, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.706, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3B4DA
  • DECIMAL ID12825818
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01