#c5bccd

Color #c5bccd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c5bccd

RGB

rgb(197, 188, 205)

HSL

hsl(271.8, 14.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.8, 8.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 8.3%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(77.43, 6.31, -7.4)

LCH

lch(77.43, 9.73, 310.45)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0255, 309.43)

HWB

hwb(271.8, 73.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cdbc

Analogous

#bdbccd

#c5bccd

#cdbccd

Triadic

#c5bccd

#cdc5bc

#bccdc5

Split-complementary

#c5bccd

#cdcdbc

#bccdbd

Tetradic

#c5bccd

#cdbcc4

#c4cdbc

#bccdc5

Square

#c5bccd

#cdbdbc

#c4cdbc

#bccdcd

Shades

Color #c5bccd mixed toward black.

#a597b1

#847195

#635471

#42384b

#211c26

Tints

Color #c5bccd mixed toward white.

#cfc7d5

#d8d2de

#e2dee6

#ece9ee

#f5f4f7

Tones

Color #c5bccd mixed toward gray.

#c5becc

#c5bfca

#c5c0c9

#c5c2c7

#c5c3c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1c9 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#c2c2c8 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#c5c6c5 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5bccd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5bccd]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c5bccd (#c5bccd) is rgb(197, 188, 205) in RGB.

No, #c5bccd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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