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#C3BCD9

#c3bcd9 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c3bcd9 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 73.73% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.14% cyan, 13.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 254.48°, with 27.62% saturation and 79.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.5258

Complementary

  1. #c3bcd9
  2. #d2d9bc

Split complementary

  1. #c3bcd9
  2. #d9d1bc
  3. #c3d9bc

Analogous

  1. #bcc3d9
  2. #c3bcd9
  3. #d1bcd9

Triadic

  1. #c3bcd9
  2. #d9c3bc
  3. #bcd9c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3bcd9
  2. #d9bcd2
  3. #d2d9bc
  4. #bcd9c3

Square

  1. #c3bcd9
  2. #d9bcc3
  3. #d2d9bc
  4. #bcd9d1

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5ba1
  2. #978bbd
  3. #c3bcd9
  4. #efedf5
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#c3bcd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3bcd9
  2. #b0a9c3
  3. #9c96ae
  4. #898498
  5. #757182
  6. #625e6d
  7. #4e4b57
  8. #3b3841
  9. #27262b
  10. #141316
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3bcd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3bcd9
  2. #c9c3dd
  3. #cfc9e1
  4. #d5d0e4
  5. #dbd7e8
  6. #e1deec
  7. #e7e4f0
  8. #edebf4
  9. #f3f2f7
  10. #f9f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3bcd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3bcd9
  2. #bcb6d0
  3. #b6b0c7
  4. #afaabe
  5. #a8a4b5
  6. #a29ead
  7. #9b98a4
  8. #94929b
  9. #8d8c92
  10. #878689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1beca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c0da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bfd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfc0c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbeda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbed8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1bece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3bcd9 {
  color: #c3bcd9;
}
Background
.bg-c3bcd9 {
  background-color: #c3bcd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3bcd9 {
  border: 2px solid #c3bcd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3bcd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 188 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 28% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3bcd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3bcd9, #d1bcd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3bcd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 188 217 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.37 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.53 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.88 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.71 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.34 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 10.50 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.55 #3c4326 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#c3bcd9  rgb(195, 188, 217)  hsl(254, 28%, 79%)  Languid Lavender
#d2d9bc  rgb(210, 217, 188)  hsl(74, 28%, 79%)  Beige
#d9c3bc  rgb(217, 195, 188)  hsl(14, 28%, 79%)  Silver Pink
#bcd9c3  rgb(188, 217, 195)  hsl(134, 28%, 79%)  Opal