#C5B5E8 Color

#C5B5E8 is rgb(197, 181, 232) in RGB and hsl(259, 53%, 81%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Thistle. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5B5E8

HEX#C5B5E8

RGBrgb(197, 181, 232)

HSLhsl(259, 53%, 81%)

HSVhsv(259, 22%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.073 299.1)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 22%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5B5E8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5B5E8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5B5E8 Complementary#D8E8B5 Analogous#B5BEE8 Analogous#DFB5E8 Triadic#E8C5B5 Triadic#B5E8C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5B5E8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CBBDEB #D4C8EE #DAD0F1 #E4DCF4 #EAE4F7 #F3EFFA

Shades

#A48ADB #825FCE #633ABB #4C2C90 #351F65 #1F123B

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