#c5a2dd

Color #c5a2dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.52 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c5a2dd

RGB

rgb(197, 162, 221)

HSL

hsl(275.6, 46.5%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.6, 26.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 26.7%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(71.51, 23.71, -25.04)

LCH

lch(71.51, 34.48, 313.44)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0908, 311.2)

HWB

hwb(275.6, 63.5%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#badda2

Analogous

#a7a2dd

#c5a2dd

#dda2d8

Triadic

#c5a2dd

#ddc5a2

#a2ddc5

Split-complementary

#c5a2dd

#d8dda2

#a2dda7

Tetradic

#c5a2dd

#dda2ba

#badda2

#a2ddc5

Square

#c5a2dd

#dda7a2

#badda2

#a2d8dd

Shades

Color #c5a2dd mixed toward black.

#a873cc

#8b44bb

#68338c

#45225e

#23112f

Tints

Color #c5a2dd mixed toward white.

#cfb1e3

#d8c1e8

#e2d0ee

#ece0f4

#f5eff9

Tones

Color #c5a2dd mixed toward gray.

#c4a7d8

#c3acd3

#c2b1ce

#c1b6c9

#c0bbc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d1 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#b9bbce · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#c3c6c4 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5a2dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5a2dd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c5a2dd (#c5a2dd) is rgb(197, 162, 221) in RGB.

No, #c5a2dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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