#c5c0ce

Color #c5c0ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#c5c0ce

RGB

rgb(197, 192, 206)

HSL

hsl(261.4, 12.5%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.4, 6.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 6.8%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(78.48, 4.35, -6.38)

LCH

lch(78.48, 7.72, 304.29)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0201, 302.19)

HWB

hwb(261.4, 75.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9cec0

Analogous

#c0c2ce

#c5c0ce

#ccc0ce

Triadic

#c5c0ce

#cec5c0

#c0cec5

Split-complementary

#c5c0ce

#ceccc0

#c2cec0

Tetradic

#c5c0ce

#cec0c9

#c9cec0

#c0cec5

Square

#c5c0ce

#cec0c2

#c9cec0

#c0cecc

Shades

Color #c5c0ce mixed toward black.

#a39bb1

#807594

#605770

#403a4b

#201d25

Tints

Color #c5c0ce mixed toward white.

#cfcad6

#d8d5de

#e2dfe6

#eceaef

#f5f4f7

Tones

Color #c5c0ce mixed toward gray.

#c5c1cd

#c6c2cc

#c6c3ca

#c6c5c9

#c7c6c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3cb · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#c3c4ca · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#c5c8c8 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5c0ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5c0ce]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#c5c0ce (#c5c0ce) is rgb(197, 192, 206) in RGB.

No, #c5c0ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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