#c5b5c7

Color #c5b5c7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b5c7

RGB

rgb(197, 181, 199)

HSL

hsl(293.3, 13.8%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.3, 9%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(75.48, 8.94, -7.03)

LCH

lch(75.48, 11.37, 321.82)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0307, 322.42)

HWB

hwb(293.3, 71%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7c7b5

Analogous

#bcb5c7

#c5b5c7

#c7b5c0

Triadic

#c5b5c7

#c7c5b5

#b5c7c5

Split-complementary

#c5b5c7

#c0c7b5

#b5c7bc

Tetradic

#c5b5c7

#c7b5b7

#b7c7b5

#b5c7c5

Square

#c5b5c7

#c7bcb5

#b7c7b5

#b5c0c7

Shades

Color #c5b5c7 mixed toward black.

#a991ac

#8c6d90

#69526c

#463748

#231b24

Tints

Color #c5b5c7 mixed toward white.

#cfc1d0

#d8ceda

#e2dae3

#ece6ec

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c5b5c7 mixed toward gray.

#c4b6c5

#c3b8c4

#c1b9c2

#c0bbc1

#bfbcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebec3 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#bfc0c2 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#c4bfbf · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b5c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b5c7]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c5b5c7 (#c5b5c7) is rgb(197, 181, 199) in RGB.

No, #c5b5c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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