#c5b6e9

Color #c5b6e9

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.77 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b6e9

RGB

rgb(197, 182, 233)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 53.7%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 21.9%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.5%, 21.9%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(76.81, 15.26, -23.49)

LCH

lch(76.81, 28.01, 303.01)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0727, 298.22)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 71.4%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dae9b6

Analogous

#b6c1e9

#c5b6e9

#dfb6e9

Triadic

#c5b6e9

#e9c5b6

#b6e9c5

Split-complementary

#c5b6e9

#e9dfb6

#c1e9b6

Tetradic

#c5b6e9

#e9b6da

#dae9b6

#b6e9c5

Square

#c5b6e9

#e9b6c1

#dae9b6

#b6e9df

Shades

Color #c5b6e9 mixed toward black.

#9b81d9

#704cc9

#5130a0

#36206a

#1b1035

Tints

Color #c5b6e9 mixed toward white.

#cfc2ed

#d8cef0

#e2dbf4

#ece7f8

#f5f3fb

Tones

Color #c5b6e9 mixed toward gray.

#c7bae5

#c9bfe1

#cac3dc

#ccc7d8

#cecbd4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfde · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#c0c1db · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#c4d5d3 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 18.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b6e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b6e9]

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

#c5b6e9 (#c5b6e9) is rgb(197, 182, 233) in RGB.

No, #c5b6e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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