#c5bdc8

Color #c5bdc8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#c5bdc8

RGB

rgb(197, 189, 200)

HSL

hsl(283.6, 9.1%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.6, 5.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.5%, 5.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(77.54, 4.82, -4.52)

LCH

lch(77.54, 6.61, 316.84)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0175, 316.85)

HWB

hwb(283.6, 74.1%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c8bd

Analogous

#c0bdc8

#c5bdc8

#c8bdc6

Triadic

#c5bdc8

#c8c5bd

#bdc8c5

Split-complementary

#c5bdc8

#c6c8bd

#bdc8c0

Tetradic

#c5bdc8

#c8bdc0

#c0c8bd

#bdc8c5

Square

#c5bdc8

#c8c0bd

#c0c8bd

#bdc6c8

Shades

Color #c5bdc8 mixed toward black.

#a69aab

#87768d

#65586a

#443b47

#221d23

Tints

Color #c5bdc8 mixed toward white.

#cfc8d1

#d8d3da

#e2dee4

#ece9ed

#f5f4f6

Tones

Color #c5bdc8 mixed toward gray.

#c5bec7

#c4bfc6

#c4c0c5

#c3c1c4

#c3c2c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2c5 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#c2c3c5 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#c5c3c3 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5bdc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5bdc8]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c5bdc8 (#c5bdc8) is rgb(197, 189, 200) in RGB.

No, #c5bdc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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