#c5b6ca

Color #c5b6ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b6ca

RGB

rgb(197, 182, 202)

HSL

hsl(285, 15.9%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 9.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 9.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(75.82, 8.97, -8.16)

LCH

lch(75.82, 12.13, 317.71)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0323, 317.63)

HWB

hwb(285, 71.4%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbcab6

Analogous

#bbb6ca

#c5b6ca

#cab6c5

Triadic

#c5b6ca

#cac5b6

#b6cac5

Split-complementary

#c5b6ca

#c5cab6

#b6cabb

Tetradic

#c5b6ca

#cab6bb

#bbcab6

#b6cac5

Square

#c5b6ca

#cabbb6

#bbcab6

#b6c5ca

Shades

Color #c5b6ca mixed toward black.

#a891af

#8a6c94

#68516f

#45364a

#231b25

Tints

Color #c5b6ca mixed toward white.

#cfc2d3

#d8cedc

#e2dbe5

#ece7ed

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c5b6ca mixed toward gray.

#c4b8c8

#c3b9c7

#c3bbc5

#c2bdc3

#c1bec2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc5 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#c0c1c4 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#c4c2c1 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b6ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b6ca]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#c5b6ca (#c5b6ca) is rgb(197, 182, 202) in RGB.

No, #c5b6ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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