#c8c5ec

Color #c8c5ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.68 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c8c5ec

RGB

rgb(200, 197, 236)

HSL

hsl(244.6, 50.6%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.6, 16.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 16.5%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(80.89, 8.72, -18.88)

LCH

lch(80.89, 20.8, 294.79)

OKLCH

oklch(83.9%, 0.0542, 288.74)

HWB

hwb(244.6, 77.3%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9ecc5

Analogous

#c5d6ec

#c8c5ec

#dbc5ec

Triadic

#c8c5ec

#ecc8c5

#c5ecc8

Split-complementary

#c8c5ec

#ecdbc5

#d6ecc5

Tetradic

#c8c5ec

#ecc5e9

#e9ecc5

#c5ecc8

Square

#c8c5ec

#ecc5d6

#e9ecc5

#c5ecdb

Shades

Color #c8c5ec mixed toward black.

#948fda

#6158c8

#3e35a3

#29246d

#151236

Tints

Color #c8c5ec mixed toward white.

#d1cfef

#dad8f2

#e3e2f5

#edecf9

#f6f5fc

Tones

Color #c8c5ec mixed toward gray.

#cbc8e9

#cdcce5

#d0cfe2

#d3d2df

#d6d5dc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7e3 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#c7c7e1 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#c8dcdb · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8c5ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8c5ec]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#c8c5ec (#c8c5ec) is rgb(200, 197, 236) in RGB.

No, #c8c5ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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