#cbc5cd

Color #cbc5cd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cbc5cd

RGB

rgb(203, 197, 205)

HSL

hsl(285, 7.4%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 3.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(80.2, 3.54, -3.25)

LCH

lch(80.2, 4.81, 317.45)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.0128, 317.85)

HWB

hwb(285, 77.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7cdc5

Analogous

#c7c5cd

#cbc5cd

#cdc5cb

Triadic

#cbc5cd

#cdcbc5

#c5cdcb

Split-complementary

#cbc5cd

#cbcdc5

#c5cdc7

Tetradic

#cbc5cd

#cdc5c7

#c7cdc5

#c5cdcb

Square

#cbc5cd

#cdc7c5

#c7cdc5

#c5cbcd

Shades

Color #cbc5cd mixed toward black.

#aba1ae

#8a7d8f

#685d6c

#453e48

#231f24

Tints

Color #cbc5cd mixed toward white.

#d4cfd5

#dcd8de

#e5e2e6

#eeecee

#f6f5f7

Tones

Color #cbc5cd mixed toward gray.

#cbc6cc

#cac6cc

#cac7cb

#cac8ca

#c9c8ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8cb · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#c9c9cb · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#cbcac9 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cbc5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbc5cd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#cbc5cd (#cbc5cd) is rgb(203, 197, 205) in RGB.

No, #cbc5cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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