#c5bfcb

Color #c5bfcb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c5bfcb

RGB

rgb(197, 191, 203)

HSL

hsl(270, 10.3%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 5.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 5.9%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(78.14, 4.31, -5.27)

LCH

lch(78.14, 6.81, 309.28)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0178, 308.16)

HWB

hwb(270, 74.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5cbbf

Analogous

#bfbfcb

#c5bfcb

#cbbfcb

Triadic

#c5bfcb

#cbc5bf

#bfcbc5

Split-complementary

#c5bfcb

#cbcbbf

#bfcbbf

Tetradic

#c5bfcb

#cbbfc5

#c5cbbf

#bfcbc5

Square

#c5bfcb

#cbbfbf

#c5cbbf

#bfcbcb

Shades

Color #c5bfcb mixed toward black.

#a49bae

#837790

#63586d

#423b48

#211d24

Tints

Color #c5bfcb mixed toward white.

#cfcad4

#d8d4dc

#e2dfe5

#eceaee

#f5f4f6

Tones

Color #c5bfcb mixed toward gray.

#c5c0ca

#c5c1c9

#c5c2c8

#c5c3c7

#c5c4c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2c8 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#c3c3c7 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#c5c6c5 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5bfcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5bfcb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c5bfcb (#c5bfcb) is rgb(197, 191, 203) in RGB.

No, #c5bfcb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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