#c5b8c7

Color #c5b8c7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b8c7

RGB

rgb(197, 184, 199)

HSL

hsl(292, 11.8%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292, 7.5%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 7.5%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(76.24, 7.32, -5.9)

LCH

lch(76.24, 9.4, 321.13)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0253, 321.59)

HWB

hwb(292, 72.2%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bac7b8

Analogous

#beb8c7

#c5b8c7

#c7b8c2

Triadic

#c5b8c7

#c7c5b8

#b8c7c5

Split-complementary

#c5b8c7

#c2c7b8

#b8c7be

Tetradic

#c5b8c7

#c7b8ba

#bac7b8

#b8c7c5

Square

#c5b8c7

#c7beb8

#bac7b8

#b8c2c7

Shades

Color #c5b8c7 mixed toward black.

#a894ab

#8b718f

#68546b

#453847

#231c24

Tints

Color #c5b8c7 mixed toward white.

#cfc4d0

#d8d0da

#e2dce3

#ece7ec

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c5b8c7 mixed toward gray.

#c4b9c6

#c3bbc4

#c2bcc3

#c1bdc2

#c0bec1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0bfc4 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#c0c1c3 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#c4c1c0 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 9.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b8c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b8c7]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c5b8c7 (#c5b8c7) is rgb(197, 184, 199) in RGB.

No, #c5b8c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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