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#C5A5EE Color

#C5A5EE is rgb(197, 165, 238) in RGB, hsl(266, 68%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 31%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5A5EE
HEX#C5A5EE
RGBrgb(197, 165, 238)
HSLhsl(266, 68%, 79%)
HSVhsv(266, 31%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 31%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.107 304.1)
LABlab(72.61% 22.58 -32.39)
LCHlch(72.61% 39.48 304.89)

What #C5A5EE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C5A5EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.93Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 8.22Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.27Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.84Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 13.33Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 13.54

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#C5A5EE Channel Values

How #C5A5EE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 197 · G 165 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 68% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 31% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.1:1 vs white · 9.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5A5EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5A5EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5A5EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5A5EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5A5EE
Complementary
#CEEEA5
Analogous
#A5AAEE
Analogous
#E9A5EE
Triadic
#EEC5A5
Triadic
#A5EEC5
Split comp.
#EEE9A5
Split comp.
#AAEEA5

Tints & Shades of #C5A5EE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CDB2F0
#D3BAF2
#DBC7F4
#E3D4F7
#ECE1F9
#F1EAFB

Shades

#A676E5
#8A4BDD
#6D26C9
#531D9A
#3A146B
#230C40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5A5EE.

How #C5A5EE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C5A5EE
Protanopia#ABABEE
Protanomaly#B6A9EE
Deuteranopia#B0B0ED
Deuteranomaly#B9ACEE
Tritanopia#BBB0B0
Tritanomaly#BFACCC
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

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Using #C5A5EE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c5a5ee: #C5A5EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5A5EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5a5ee': '#C5A5EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.647, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_c5a5ee">#C5A5EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5A5EE"

More Purple Colors

#C5A5EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5A5EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5A5EE?

#C5A5EE is a light purple — rgb(197, 165, 238) in RGB and hsl(266, 68%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #C5A5EE?

#C5A5EE is rgb(197, 165, 238) — red 197, green 165, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5A5EE?

#C5A5EE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 31%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5A5EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5A5EE scores 2.1:1 against white and 9.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5A5EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5A5EE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 13.33, which is visibly different.

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