#c5bdcb

Color #c5bdcb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c5bdcb

RGB

rgb(197, 189, 203)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 11.9%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 6.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 6.9%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(77.62, 5.39, -6.02)

LCH

lch(77.62, 8.08, 311.84)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.0213, 311.19)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 74.1%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cbbd

Analogous

#bebdcb

#c5bdcb

#cbbdca

Triadic

#c5bdcb

#cbc5bd

#bdcbc5

Split-complementary

#c5bdcb

#cacbbd

#bdcbbe

Tetradic

#c5bdcb

#cbbdc3

#c3cbbd

#bdcbc5

Square

#c5bdcb

#cbbebd

#c3cbbd

#bdcacb

Shades

Color #c5bdcb mixed toward black.

#a599ae

#857492

#64566e

#423a49

#211d25

Tints

Color #c5bdcb mixed toward white.

#cfc8d4

#d8d3dc

#e2dee5

#ece9ee

#f5f4f6

Tones

Color #c5bdcb mixed toward gray.

#c5beca

#c5bfc9

#c5c1c8

#c4c2c6

#c4c3c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2c8 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#c2c3c7 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5bdcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5bdcb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c5bdcb (#c5bdcb) is rgb(197, 189, 203) in RGB.

No, #c5bdcb 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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