#c5b9c8

Color #c5b9c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b9c8

RGB

rgb(197, 185, 200)

HSL

hsl(288, 12%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 7.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.5%, 7.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(76.52, 6.97, -6.03)

LCH

lch(76.52, 9.22, 319.14)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0246, 319.45)

HWB

hwb(288, 72.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc8b9

Analogous

#beb9c8

#c5b9c8

#c8b9c4

Triadic

#c5b9c8

#c8c5b9

#b9c8c5

Split-complementary

#c5b9c8

#c4c8b9

#b9c8be

Tetradic

#c5b9c8

#c8b9bc

#bcc8b9

#b9c8c5

Square

#c5b9c8

#c8beb9

#bcc8b9

#b9c4c8

Shades

Color #c5b9c8 mixed toward black.

#a795ac

#897190

#67556c

#453848

#221c24

Tints

Color #c5b9c8 mixed toward white.

#cfc5d1

#d8d0da

#e2dce4

#ece8ed

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c5b9c8 mixed toward gray.

#c4bac7

#c4bcc6

#c3bdc4

#c2bec3

#c1bfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0c5 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#c1c2c4 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#c4c2c1 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b9c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b9c8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c5b9c8 (#c5b9c8) is rgb(197, 185, 200) in RGB.

No, #c5b9c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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