Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.74:1 — vs black: 12.06:1

Color values

HEX #C4C3D0
RGB rgb(196, 195, 208)
HSL hsl(244, 12%, 79%)
CMYK cmyk( 6, 6, 0, 18 )
Websafe #CCCCCC

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Tags

Mood

Minimal (210) Calm (200)

Style

Pastel (210) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Border (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C4C3D0 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Lavender Gray
#C4C3D0 Base

#CFD0C3

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Lavender Gray
#C4C3D0 Base

#C3C8D0

#CAC3D0

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Lavender Gray
#C4C3D0 Base

#D0C4C3

#C3D0C4

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Lavender Gray
#C4C3D0 Base

#D0CAC3

#C8D0C3

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Lavender Gray
#C4C3D0 Base

#D0C3C8

#CFD0C3

#C3D0CA

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Lavender Gray
#C4C3D0 Base

#706E8C

#9A98AE

#AEACBE

#DADAE2

#EEEEF2

#F1F1F4

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Lavender Gray, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0B0B0E

— #2D2C39

— #4F4E63

— #716F8D

— #9A99AF

Lavender Gray #C4C3D0 Base

— #CDCCD7

— #D6D5DE

— #DFDEE5

— #E8E8ED

— #F1F1F4

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #C4C3D0. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #C4C3D0;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #C4C3D0;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #C4C3D0;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #C4C3D0,
        #CFD0C3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #C4C3D0,
        #CFD0C3
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$lavender-gray: #C4C3D0;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$lavender-gray-r: 196;
$lavender-gray-g: 195;
$lavender-gray-b: 208;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $lavender-gray;
    color: rgba($lavender-gray-r, $lavender-gray-g, $lavender-gray-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Lavender Gray appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #C4C3D0 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #C3C3D0 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #C3C3D0 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #C2C5C5 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #C4C4C4 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Lavender Gray ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Lavender Gray #C4C3D0 Base

Languid Lavender #D6CADD ΔE 5.92

Silver Sand #BFC1C2 ΔE 6.52

Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 6.59

Gray (X11 Gray) #BEBEBE ΔE 6.70

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.