#c5bbee

Color #c5bbee

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.92 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c5bbee

RGB

rgb(197, 187, 238)

HSL

hsl(251.8, 60%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.8, 21.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.2%, 21.4%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(78.22, 13.62, -24.03)

LCH

lch(78.22, 27.62, 299.54)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0717, 293.78)

HWB

hwb(251.8, 73.3%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4eebb

Analogous

#bbcaee

#c5bbee

#debbee

Triadic

#c5bbee

#eec5bb

#bbeec5

Split-complementary

#c5bbee

#eedebb

#caeebb

Tetradic

#c5bbee

#eebbe4

#e4eebb

#bbeec5

Square

#c5bbee

#eebbca

#e4eebb

#bbeede

Shades

Color #c5bbee mixed toward black.

#9582e0

#644ad2

#442aaa

#2d1c71

#170e39

Tints

Color #c5bbee mixed toward white.

#cfc6f1

#d8d2f4

#e2ddf6

#ece8f9

#f5f4fc

Tones

Color #c5bbee mixed toward gray.

#c7bfea

#cac3e5

#cdc8e1

#cfccdd

#d2d0d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1e3 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#c1c2e0 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#c5dad8 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5bbee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5bbee]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#c5bbee (#c5bbee) is rgb(197, 187, 238) in RGB.

No, #c5bbee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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