#c5a9dd

Color #c5a9dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.68 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c5a9dd

RGB

rgb(197, 169, 221)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 43.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 23.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 23.5%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(73.2, 19.86, -22.46)

LCH

lch(73.2, 29.98, 311.48)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0786, 309.01)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 66.3%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1dda9

Analogous

#aba9dd

#c5a9dd

#dda9db

Triadic

#c5a9dd

#ddc5a9

#a9ddc5

Split-complementary

#c5a9dd

#dbdda9

#a9ddab

Tetradic

#c5a9dd

#dda9c1

#c1dda9

#a9ddc5

Square

#c5a9dd

#ddaba9

#c1dda9

#a9dbdd

Shades

Color #c5a9dd mixed toward black.

#a67bcb

#864cb8

#65378c

#43255d

#22122f

Tints

Color #c5a9dd mixed toward white.

#cfb7e3

#d8c6e8

#e2d4ee

#ece2f4

#f5f1f9

Tones

Color #c5a9dd mixed toward gray.

#c5add9

#c4b2d4

#c4b6d0

#c4bacc

#c3bfc7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab9d2 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbdcf · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#c4c9c7 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5a9dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5a9dd]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c5a9dd (#c5a9dd) is rgb(197, 169, 221) in RGB.

No, #c5a9dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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