Information about #C3BED9 color

#C3BED9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C3BED9 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(195, 190, 217) — 76.5% red, 74.5% green, 85.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 11 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C3BED9 is a softly balanced blue that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Heartbreaker (#C1C2DA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Poet (#C0BCD4) and Melrose (#C3B9DD).

In RGB terms — rgb(195, 190, 217) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C3BED9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C3BED9 color variations

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

#C3BED9 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 #C3BED9

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

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Breathless color link
Breathless

#C1C8D2

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3BED9
  • RGB195, 190, 217
  • CMYK9, 11, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(195, 190, 217)
  • HSL251°, 26%, 80%
  • HSL Precise251.111°, 26.214%, 79.804%
  • HSV251°, 12%, 85%
  • HSB251°, 12%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.745, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.745, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.745, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3BED9
  • DECIMAL ID12828377
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01