#c5aaff

Color #c5aaff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.62 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#c5aaff

RGB

rgb(197, 170, 255)

HSL

hsl(259.1, 100%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.1, 33.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(74.72, 26.73, -38.57)

LCH

lch(74.72, 46.93, 304.72)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.1212, 298.21)

HWB

hwb(259.1, 66.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4ffaa

Analogous

#aab9ff

#c5aaff

#f0aaff

Triadic

#c5aaff

#ffc5aa

#aaffc5

Split-complementary

#c5aaff

#fff0aa

#b9ffaa

Tetradic

#c5aaff

#ffaae4

#e4ffaa

#aaffc5

Square

#c5aaff

#ffaab9

#e4ffaa

#aafff0

Shades

Color #c5aaff mixed toward black.

#9563ff

#641cff

#4400d4

#2d008e

#170047

Tints

Color #c5aaff mixed toward white.

#cfb8ff

#d8c6ff

#e2d4ff

#ece3ff

#f5f1ff

Tones

Color #c5aaff mixed toward gray.

#c8b1f8

#cab8f1

#cdbfea

#cfc6e3

#d2cddc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaee · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#bbbdea · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#c4dfdc · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 23.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5aaff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5aaff]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#c5aaff (#c5aaff) is rgb(197, 170, 255) in RGB.

No, #c5aaff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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