#c5c4e1

Color #c5c4e1

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.52 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c5c4e1

RGB

rgb(197, 196, 225)

HSL

hsl(242.1, 32.6%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.1, 12.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 12.9%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(80.06, 6, -14.26)

LCH

lch(80.06, 15.47, 292.82)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.0403, 287.04)

HWB

hwb(242.1, 76.9%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0e1c4

Analogous

#c4d1e1

#c5c4e1

#d3c4e1

Triadic

#c5c4e1

#e1c5c4

#c4e1c5

Split-complementary

#c5c4e1

#e1d3c4

#d1e1c4

Tetradic

#c5c4e1

#e1c4e0

#e0e1c4

#c4e1c5

Square

#c5c4e1

#e1c4d1

#e0e1c4

#c4e1d3

Shades

Color #c5c4e1 mixed toward black.

#9795c9

#6967b2

#49478b

#312f5d

#18182e

Tints

Color #c5c4e1 mixed toward white.

#cfcee6

#d8d8eb

#e2e1f0

#ecebf5

#f5f5fa

Tones

Color #c5c4e1 mixed toward gray.

#c7c6de

#c9c9dc

#cccbda

#ceced7

#d0d0d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5da · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#c5c5d9 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#c5d5d4 · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5c4e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5c4e1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#c5c4e1 (#c5c4e1) is rgb(197, 196, 225) in RGB.

No, #c5c4e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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