#C5A8E1 Color

#C5A8E1 is rgb(197, 168, 225) in RGB and hsl(271, 49%, 77%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Plum. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5A8E1

HEX#C5A8E1

RGBrgb(197, 168, 225)

HSLhsl(271, 49%, 77%)

HSVhsv(271, 25%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.085 307.6)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5A8E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5A8E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5A8E1 Complementary#C3E1A8 Analogous#A9A8E1 Analogous#E1A8E0 Triadic#E1C5A8 Triadic#A8E1C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5A8E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CDB3E5 #D4BEE9 #DCCAED #E3D5F1 #EBE1F5 #F2ECF8

Shades

#AC82D4 #9158C6 #773CAF #5B2E85 #41215F #241235

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