#c5c2c9

Color #c5c2c9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c5c2c9

RGB

rgb(197, 194, 201)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 6.1%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 3.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 3.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(78.85, 2.34, -3.13)

LCH

lch(78.85, 3.91, 306.78)

OKLCH

oklch(81.9%, 0.0102, 305.41)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 76.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c9c2

Analogous

#c2c3c9

#c5c2c9

#c9c2c9

Triadic

#c5c2c9

#c9c5c2

#c2c9c5

Split-complementary

#c5c2c9

#c9c9c2

#c3c9c2

Tetradic

#c5c2c9

#c9c2c6

#c6c9c2

#c2c9c5

Square

#c5c2c9

#c9c2c3

#c6c9c2

#c2c9c9

Shades

Color #c5c2c9 mixed toward black.

#a49faa

#837c8b

#625d69

#413e46

#211f23

Tints

Color #c5c2c9 mixed toward white.

#cfccd2

#d8d6db

#e2e1e4

#ecebed

#f5f5f6

Tones

Color #c5c2c9 mixed toward gray.

#c5c3c9

#c5c3c8

#c5c4c7

#c6c5c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4c7 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#c4c4c7 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#c5c6c6 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 4.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5c2c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5c2c9]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c5c2c9 (#c5c2c9) is rgb(197, 194, 201) in RGB.

No, #c5c2c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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