#cbc5ce

Color #cbc5ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cbc5ce

RGB

rgb(203, 197, 206)

HSL

hsl(280, 8.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 4.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.5%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(80.23, 3.73, -3.75)

LCH

lch(80.23, 5.29, 314.85)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.014, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 77.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8cec5

Analogous

#c6c5ce

#cbc5ce

#cec5cc

Triadic

#cbc5ce

#cecbc5

#c5cecb

Split-complementary

#cbc5ce

#cccec5

#c5cec6

Tetradic

#cbc5ce

#cec5c8

#c8cec5

#c5cecb

Square

#cbc5ce

#cec6c5

#c8cec5

#c5ccce

Shades

Color #cbc5ce mixed toward black.

#aaa1af

#8a7c90

#685c6d

#453e49

#231f24

Tints

Color #cbc5ce mixed toward white.

#d4cfd6

#dcd8de

#e5e2e6

#eeecef

#f6f5f7

Tones

Color #cbc5ce mixed toward gray.

#cbc6cd

#cac6cc

#cac7cc

#cac8cb

#cac9ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8cc · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#c9c9cb · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#cbcaca · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cbc5ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbc5ce]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#cbc5ce (#cbc5ce) is rgb(203, 197, 206) in RGB.

No, #cbc5ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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