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#C5B8D5 Color

#C5B8D5 is rgb(197, 184, 213) in RGB, hsl(267, 26%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5B8D5
HEX#C5B8D5
RGBrgb(197, 184, 213)
HSLhsl(267, 26%, 78%)
HSVhsv(267, 14%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.043 305.7)
LABlab(76.57% 8.83 -12.90)
LCHlch(76.57% 15.64 304.37)

What #C5B8D5 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 #C5B8D5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.09Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.26Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.94Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.19Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.36Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 9.65

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

#C5B8D5 Channel Values

How #C5B8D5 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 184 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 26% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 14% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5B8D5 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5B8D5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5B8D5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5B8D5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5B8D5
Complementary
#C8D5B8
Analogous
#B8BAD5
Analogous
#D4B8D5
Triadic
#D5C5B8
Triadic
#B8D5C5
Split comp.
#D5D4B8
Split comp.
#BAD5B8

Tints & Shades of #C5B8D5

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

#CDC2DB
#D5CCE1
#DDD5E6
#E2DCEA
#EAE5F0
#F2EFF6

Shades

#A995C1
#8E75AE
#725794
#594474
#3E2F50
#251C30

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5B8D5.

How #C5B8D5 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#C5B8D5
Protanopia#BABAD5
Protanomaly#BFB9D5
Deuteranopia#BCBCD5
Deuteranomaly#C0BBD5
Tritanopia#C1BCBC
Tritanomaly#C3BAC6
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

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Using #C5B8D5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5b8d5: #C5B8D5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5B8D5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5b8d5': '#C5B8D5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.722, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_c5b8d5">#C5B8D5</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5B8D5"

More Purple Colors

#C5B8D5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5B8D5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5B8D5?

#C5B8D5 is a light purple — rgb(197, 184, 213) in RGB and hsl(267, 26%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #C5B8D5?

#C5B8D5 is rgb(197, 184, 213) — red 197, green 184, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5B8D5?

#C5B8D5 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5B8D5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5B8D5 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5B8D5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5B8D5 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 6.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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