#c5b3cd

Color #c5b3cd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b3cd

RGB

rgb(197, 179, 205)

HSL

hsl(281.5, 20.6%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.5, 12.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 12.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(75.15, 11.18, -10.78)

LCH

lch(75.15, 15.53, 316.04)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0412, 315.49)

HWB

hwb(281.5, 70.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbcdb3

Analogous

#b8b3cd

#c5b3cd

#cdb3c8

Triadic

#c5b3cd

#cdc5b3

#b3cdc5

Split-complementary

#c5b3cd

#c8cdb3

#b3cdb8

Tetradic

#c5b3cd

#cdb3bb

#bbcdb3

#b3cdc5

Square

#c5b3cd

#cdb8b3

#bbcdb3

#b3c8cd

Shades

Color #c5b3cd mixed toward black.

#a88cb4

#8a669a

#684c74

#45334d

#231927

Tints

Color #c5b3cd mixed toward white.

#cfc0d5

#d8ccde

#e2d9e6

#ece6ee

#f5f2f7

Tones

Color #c5b3cd mixed toward gray.

#c4b5cb

#c3b7c9

#c3bac7

#c2bcc4

#c1bec2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc7 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#bfc0c6 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#c4c2c1 · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b3cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b3cd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c5b3cd (#c5b3cd) is rgb(197, 179, 205) in RGB.

No, #c5b3cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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