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#C5AFEE Color

#C5AFEE is rgb(197, 175, 238) in RGB, hsl(261, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5AFEE
HEX#C5AFEE
RGBrgb(197, 175, 238)
HSLhsl(261, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(261, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.091 300.4)
LABlab(75.04% 17.40 -28.69)
LCHlch(75.04% 33.55 301.24)

What #C5AFEE 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 #C5AFEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.16Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.13Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.35Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.6Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 12.19Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 13.2

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

#C5AFEE Channel Values

How #C5AFEE 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 175 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5AFEE 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5AFEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5AFEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5AFEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5AFEE
Complementary
#D8EEAF
Analogous
#AFB9EE
Analogous
#E5AFEE
Triadic
#EEC5AF
Triadic
#AFEEC5
Split comp.
#EEE5AF
Split comp.
#B9EEAF

Tints & Shades of #C5AFEE

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

#CBB7F0
#D4C4F3
#DACDF4
#E4D9F7
#EAE2F9
#F3EEFB

Shades

#A481E4
#8252DA
#632BCA
#4C219C
#35176D
#1F0D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5AFEE.

How #C5AFEE 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#C5AFEE
Protanopia#B3B3EE
Protanomaly#BAB1EE
Deuteranopia#B7B7EE
Deuteranomaly#BDB4EE
Tritanopia#BCB9B9
Tritanomaly#C0B5D0
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5AFEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5afee: #C5AFEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5AFEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5afee': '#C5AFEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.686, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_c5afee">#C5AFEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5AFEE"

More Purple Colors

#C5AFEE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5AFEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5AFEE?

#C5AFEE is a lightest purple — rgb(197, 175, 238) in RGB and hsl(261, 65%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.16.

What is the RGB value of #C5AFEE?

#C5AFEE is rgb(197, 175, 238) — red 197, green 175, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5AFEE?

#C5AFEE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5AFEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5AFEE scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5AFEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5AFEE 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 15.03, which is visibly different.

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