#c5bbcd

Color #c5bbcd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.15 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#c5bbcd

RGB

rgb(197, 187, 205)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 15.3%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 8.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 8.8%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(77.17, 6.85, -7.78)

LCH

lch(77.17, 10.37, 311.36)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0272, 310.24)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 73.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cdbb

Analogous

#bcbbcd

#c5bbcd

#cdbbcc

Triadic

#c5bbcd

#cdc5bb

#bbcdc5

Split-complementary

#c5bbcd

#cccdbb

#bbcdbc

Tetradic

#c5bbcd

#cdbbc3

#c3cdbb

#bbcdc5

Square

#c5bbcd

#cdbcbb

#c3cdbb

#bbcccd

Shades

Color #c5bbcd mixed toward black.

#a595b1

#857096

#645371

#42374b

#211c26

Tints

Color #c5bbcd mixed toward white.

#cfc6d5

#d8d2de

#e2dde6

#ece8ee

#f5f4f7

Tones

Color #c5bbcd mixed toward gray.

#c5bdcc

#c5beca

#c5c0c9

#c4c1c7

#c4c3c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1c9 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#c1c2c8 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5bbcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5bbcd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c5bbcd (#c5bbcd) is rgb(197, 187, 205) in RGB.

No, #c5bbcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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