#c2b5ca

Color #c2b5ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#c2b5ca

RGB

rgb(194, 181, 202)

HSL

hsl(277.1, 16.5%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.1, 10.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 10.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(75.32, 8.49, -8.93)

LCH

lch(75.32, 12.32, 313.55)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0326, 312.76)

HWB

hwb(277.1, 71%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdcab5

Analogous

#b8b5ca

#c2b5ca

#cab5c8

Triadic

#c2b5ca

#cac2b5

#b5cac2

Split-complementary

#c2b5ca

#c8cab5

#b5cab8

Tetradic

#c2b5ca

#cab5bd

#bdcab5

#b5cac2

Square

#c2b5ca

#cab8b5

#bdcab5

#b5c8ca

Shades

Color #c2b5ca mixed toward black.

#a390af

#856b95

#635070

#42354a

#211b25

Tints

Color #c2b5ca mixed toward white.

#ccc1d3

#d6cedc

#e0dae4

#ebe6ed

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c2b5ca mixed toward gray.

#c2b7c8

#c1b9c6

#c1bac5

#c0bcc3

#c0bec1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbcc5 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#bdbec4 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#c1c1c0 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c2b5ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c2b5ca]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c2b5ca (#c2b5ca) is rgb(194, 181, 202) in RGB.

No, #c2b5ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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