#c5b5ce

Color #c5b5ce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b5ce

RGB

rgb(197, 181, 206)

HSL

hsl(278.4, 20.3%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.4, 12.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 12.1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(75.68, 10.28, -10.53)

LCH

lch(75.68, 14.72, 314.31)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0389, 313.54)

HWB

hwb(278.4, 71%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beceb5

Analogous

#b9b5ce

#c5b5ce

#ceb5cb

Triadic

#c5b5ce

#cec5b5

#b5cec5

Split-complementary

#c5b5ce

#cbceb5

#b5ceb9

Tetradic

#c5b5ce

#ceb5be

#beceb5

#b5cec5

Square

#c5b5ce

#ceb9b5

#beceb5

#b5cbce

Shades

Color #c5b5ce mixed toward black.

#a78eb4

#88679b

#664d74

#44334e

#221a27

Tints

Color #c5b5ce mixed toward white.

#cfc1d6

#d8cede

#e2dae7

#ece6ef

#f5f3f7

Tones

Color #c5b5ce mixed toward gray.

#c4b7cc

#c4b9ca

#c3bbc8

#c3bdc6

#c2bfc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebec8 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#bfc0c7 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#c4c4c3 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b5ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b5ce]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c5b5ce (#c5b5ce) is rgb(197, 181, 206) in RGB.

No, #c5b5ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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