#c5cbda

Color #c5cbda

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.04 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c5cbda

RGB

rgb(197, 203, 218)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 22.1%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 9.6%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 6.9%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(81.64, 0.85, -8.14)

LCH

lch(81.64, 8.18, 275.96)

OKLCH

oklch(84.2%, 0.0219, 268.43)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 77.3%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dad4c5

Analogous

#c5d6da

#c5cbda

#cac5da

Triadic

#c5cbda

#dac5cb

#cbdac5

Split-complementary

#c5cbda

#dacac5

#d6dac5

Tetradic

#c5cbda

#d4c5da

#dad4c5

#cbdac5

Square

#c5cbda

#dac5d6

#dad4c5

#c5daca

Shades

Color #c5cbda mixed toward black.

#9ba5bf

#717fa4

#515e7f

#363f54

#1b1f2a

Tints

Color #c5cbda mixed toward white.

#cfd4e0

#d8dce6

#e2e5ed

#eceef3

#f5f6f9

Tones

Color #c5cbda mixed toward gray.

#c7ccd8

#c9cdd7

#cacdd5

#ccced3

#cecfd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8d6 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#c7c7d6 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#c5d4d3 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5cbda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5cbda]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#c5cbda (#c5cbda) is rgb(197, 203, 218) in RGB.

No, #c5cbda 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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