#c5a1cd

Color #c5a1cd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.63 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c5a1cd

RGB

rgb(197, 161, 205)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 30.6%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 21.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 21.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(70.71, 21.04, -17.46)

LCH

lch(70.71, 27.34, 320.31)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0735, 320.13)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 63.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9cda1

Analogous

#afa1cd

#c5a1cd

#cda1bf

Triadic

#c5a1cd

#cdc5a1

#a1cdc5

Split-complementary

#c5a1cd

#bfcda1

#a1cdaf

Tetradic

#c5a1cd

#cda1a9

#a9cda1

#a1cdc5

Square

#c5a1cd

#cdafa1

#a9cda1

#a1bfcd

Shades

Color #c5a1cd mixed toward black.

#ad79b8

#92559f

#6d4078

#492a50

#241528

Tints

Color #c5a1cd mixed toward white.

#cfb1d5

#d8c0de

#e2d0e6

#ece0ee

#f5eff7

Tones

Color #c5a1cd mixed toward gray.

#c3a5c9

#c0a8c6

#beacc2

#bcb0be

#b9b3bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b6c4 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#b9bbc1 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#c3bcba · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5a1cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5a1cd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c5a1cd (#c5a1cd) is rgb(197, 161, 205) in RGB.

No, #c5a1cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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