#C5B5E3 Color

#C5B5E3 is rgb(197, 181, 227) in RGB and hsl(261, 45%, 80%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Thistle. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5B5E3

HEX#C5B5E3

RGBrgb(197, 181, 227)

HSLhsl(261, 45%, 80%)

HSVhsv(261, 20%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.066 300.8)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5B5E3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5B5E3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5B5E3 Complementary#D3E3B5 Analogous#B5BCE3 Analogous#DCB5E3 Triadic#E3C5B5 Triadic#B5E3C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5B5E3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CEC0E7 #D4C8EA #DCD3EE #E2DAF1 #EBE5F5 #F1EDF8

Shades

#A58CD4 #8564C4 #6842AE #523489 #392460 #211537

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