#c5b8d8

Color #c5b8d8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.65 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b8d8

RGB

rgb(197, 184, 216)

HSL

hsl(264.4, 29.1%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.4, 14.8%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 14.8%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(76.75, 10.64, -14.38)

LCH

lch(76.75, 17.89, 306.5)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0467, 303.72)

HWB

hwb(264.4, 72.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbd8b8

Analogous

#b8bbd8

#c5b8d8

#d5b8d8

Triadic

#c5b8d8

#d8c5b8

#b8d8c5

Split-complementary

#c5b8d8

#d8d5b8

#bbd8b8

Tetradic

#c5b8d8

#d8b8cb

#cbd8b8

#b8d8c5

Square

#c5b8d8

#d8b8bb

#cbd8b8

#b8d8d5

Shades

Color #c5b8d8 mixed toward black.

#a28dc0

#7f62a9

#5f4781

#3f2f56

#20182b

Tints

Color #c5b8d8 mixed toward white.

#cfc4de

#d8d0e5

#e2dbeb

#ece7f2

#f5f3f8

Tones

Color #c5b8d8 mixed toward gray.

#c5bbd5

#c6bdd3

#c6c0d0

#c7c3cd

#c7c5cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0bfd1 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#c0c1cf · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#c4cbca · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b8d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b8d8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#c5b8d8 (#c5b8d8) is rgb(197, 184, 216) in RGB.

No, #c5b8d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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