#C3B1C3

Accessibility

AAA

10.4:1

Vs white / black

2.02:1 · 10.4:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c3b1c3

RGB

rgb(195, 177, 195)

RGBA

rgba(195, 177, 195, 1)

HSL

hsl(300, 13%, 73%)

HSLA

hsla(300, 13%, 73%, 1)

HSV

hsv(300, 9%, 76%)

LAB

lab(74.18% 9.67 -6.79)

LCH

lch(74.18% 11.82 324.92)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7811 0.0266 -0.018)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7811 0.0321 325.91)

XYZ

xyz(48.08, 46.99, 58.16)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 24%)

CSS

color: #c3b1c3;

CSS variable

--color-c3b1c3: #c3b1c3;

SCSS

$color-c3b1c3: #c3b1c3;

JavaScript

const color = "#c3b1c3";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c3b1c3";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c3b1c3" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c3b1c3", "rgb": { "r": 195, "g": 177, "b": 195 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7811 0.0321 325.91)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c3b1c3-1: #c3b1c3;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Very different · ΔE 10.49 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

Thistle

Very different · ΔE 5.23 · #D8BFD8

Nearest Material color

deep-purple-100

Very different · ΔE 8.18 · #D1C4E9

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 19.46 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fdf1fd 100f0e3f0 200ddcfdd 300c8b8c8 400ac9bac 500918091 600796b79 700615561 8004a404a 900352c35 950201720

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

faf9fa f5f2f5 f0ecf0 ebe5eb e6dfe6 e1d8e1 dcd2dc d7cbd7 d2c5d2 cdbecd c8b8c8 c3b1c3 b3a2b3 a394a3 928592 827682 726772 625962 514a51 413b41 312c31 201d20 100f10

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

faf9fa f5f2f5 f0ecf0 ebe5eb e6dfe6 e1d8e1 dcd2dc d7cbd7 d2c5d2 cdbecd c8b8c8

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b3a2b3 a394a3 928592 827682 726772 625962 514a51 413b41 312c31 201d20 100f10

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

bdadbd b8a9b8 b2a5b2 ada1ad a79da7 a299a2 9c949c 969096 918c91 8b888b 868486

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C3B1C3Stop 1 #B1C3B1Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BAB1C3Stop 1 #C3B1C3Stop 2 #C3B1BAStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C3B1C3Stop 1 #C3C3B1Stop 2 #B1C3C3Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C3B1C3Stop 1 #BAC3B1Stop 2 #B1C3BAStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3A2C3AStop 1 #654E65Stop 2 #906F90Stop 3 #B19AB1Stop 4 #D3C5D3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #c3b1c3 works

#C3B1C3 (#c3b1c3) sits in the pink family at about 300° hue, 13% saturation, and 73% lightness. Contrast is 2.02:1 on white and 10.4:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c3b1c3 as small body text on white — 2.02:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Compassion, playfulness, and romance. Popular in beauty, lifestyle, and youth-focused products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Pink range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Thistle#D8BFD8 Material Deep Purple 100#D1C4E9 Material Purple 100#E1BEE7 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Material Indigo 100#C5CAE9 Tailwind pink 200#FBCFE8 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Tailwind purple 200#E9D5FF Web Safe #CC99CC#CC99CC Silver#C0C0C0 Tailwind violet 200#DDD6FE