#c5aacc

Color #c5aacc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.86 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c5aacc

RGB

rgb(197, 170, 204)

HSL

hsl(287.6, 25%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.6, 16.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 16.7%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(72.88, 15.9, -13.64)

LCH

lch(72.88, 20.95, 319.37)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0561, 319.27)

HWB

hwb(287.6, 66.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1ccaa

Analogous

#b4aacc

#c5aacc

#ccaac2

Triadic

#c5aacc

#ccc5aa

#aaccc5

Split-complementary

#c5aacc

#c2ccaa

#aaccb4

Tetradic

#c5aacc

#ccaab1

#b1ccaa

#aaccc5

Square

#c5aacc

#ccb4aa

#b1ccaa

#aac2cc

Shades

Color #c5aacc mixed toward black.

#aa83b5

#8f5d9c

#6b4675

#472f4e

#241727

Tints

Color #c5aacc mixed toward white.

#cfb8d4

#d8c6dd

#e2d4e5

#ece3ee

#f5f1f6

Tones

Color #c5aacc mixed toward gray.

#c3adc9

#c2b0c6

#c0b2c3

#beb5c1

#bdb8be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10:1

Black text reads better on this background (10:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac4 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbdc3 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#c4bebd · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5aacc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5aacc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c5aacc (#c5aacc) is rgb(197, 170, 204) in RGB.

No, #c5aacc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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