#c5b7cd

Color #c5b7cd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b7cd

RGB

rgb(197, 183, 205)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 18%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 10.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 10.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(76.16, 9.01, -9.28)

LCH

lch(76.16, 12.93, 314.15)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0342, 313.46)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 71.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfcdb7

Analogous

#bab7cd

#c5b7cd

#cdb7ca

Triadic

#c5b7cd

#cdc5b7

#b7cdc5

Split-complementary

#c5b7cd

#cacdb7

#b7cdba

Tetradic

#c5b7cd

#cdb7bf

#bfcdb7

#b7cdc5

Square

#c5b7cd

#cdbab7

#bfcdb7

#b7cacd

Shades

Color #c5b7cd mixed toward black.

#a691b3

#886b98

#665072

#44354c

#221b26

Tints

Color #c5b7cd mixed toward white.

#cfc3d5

#d8cfde

#e2dbe6

#ece7ee

#f5f3f7

Tones

Color #c5b7cd mixed toward gray.

#c5b9cb

#c4bbc9

#c4bdc8

#c3bec6

#c3c0c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc8 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#c0c1c7 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#c4c4c3 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b7cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b7cd]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c5b7cd (#c5b7cd) is rgb(197, 183, 205) in RGB.

No, #c5b7cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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