#c5b3c9

Color #c5b3c9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b3c9

RGB

rgb(197, 179, 201)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 16.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 10.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 10.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.03, 10.41, -8.78)

LCH

lch(75.03, 13.62, 319.86)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0365, 320.11)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 70.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7c9b3

Analogous

#bab3c9

#c5b3c9

#c9b3c2

Triadic

#c5b3c9

#c9c5b3

#b3c9c5

Split-complementary

#c5b3c9

#c2c9b3

#b3c9ba

Tetradic

#c5b3c9

#c9b3b7

#b7c9b3

#b3c9c5

Square

#c5b3c9

#c9bab3

#b7c9b3

#b3c2c9

Shades

Color #c5b3c9 mixed toward black.

#a98eaf

#8c6994

#694f6f

#46354a

#231a25

Tints

Color #c5b3c9 mixed toward white.

#cfc0d2

#d8ccdb

#e2d9e4

#ece6ed

#f5f2f6

Tones

Color #c5b3c9 mixed toward gray.

#c4b5c7

#c3b7c5

#c1b8c3

#c0bac2

#bfbcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc4 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#bfc0c3 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#c4c0bf · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b3c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b3c9]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c5b3c9 (#c5b3c9) is rgb(197, 179, 201) in RGB.

No, #c5b3c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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