Information about #C3AED0 color

#C3AED0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3AED0 falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 174, 208) — 76.5% red, 68.2% green, 81.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 13 / 0 / 18. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C3AED0 reads as a softly balanced twilight violet and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cayleigh (#C4A9D0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moon Raker (#C0B2D7) and Prelude (#CAB4D4).

The recipe behind #C3AED0 is rgb(195, 174, 208), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C3AED0: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C3AED0 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C3AED0 color variations

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

#C3AED0 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C3AED0 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#9F7DB4

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#795391

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#513761

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#281B30

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Black

#000000

#C3AED0 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B6A1C3

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#A997B4

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#8D8692

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Grey

#808080

#C3AED0 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B5AED0

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#AEB4D0

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#C3AED0 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
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#BBD0AE
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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
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#AED0B2
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#CCD0AE
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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
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#B2AED0
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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
#C3AED0
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#D0C3AE
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#AED0C3
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#D0AEBB
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#BBD0AE
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#AED0C3
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#D0B2AE
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#BBD0AE
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#AECCD0
#AECCD0

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Nearest named colors to #C3AED0

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

Cayleigh color link
Cayleigh

#C4A9D0

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Lilac color link
Lilac

#C8A2C8

Frida Lilac color link
Frida Lilac

#C8A2C7

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Maverick color link
Maverick

#C8B1C0

#C3AED0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3AED0
  • RGB195, 174, 208
  • CMYK5, 13, 0, 18
  • CSSrgb(195, 174, 208)
  • HSL277°, 27%, 75%
  • HSL Precise277.059°, 26.563%, 74.902%
  • HSV277°, 16%, 82%
  • HSB277°, 16%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.816
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.682, 0.816)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.682, 0.816, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.682, 0.816)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3AED0
  • DECIMAL ID12824272
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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