#C5B8E5 Color

#C5B8E5 is rgb(197, 184, 229) in RGB and hsl(257, 46%, 81%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Thistle. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5B8E5

HEX#C5B8E5

RGBrgb(197, 184, 229)

HSLhsl(257, 46%, 81%)

HSVhsv(257, 20%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.064 298.2)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 20%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5B8E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5B8E5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5B8E5 Complementary#D8E5B8 Analogous#B8C2E5 Analogous#DBB8E5 Triadic#E5C5B8 Triadic#B8E5C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5B8E5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CBC0E8 #D4CBEC #DAD2EE #E3DDF3 #EAE5F5 #F3F0F9

Shades

#A38FD6 #8266C7 #6242B3 #4C338A #352461 #1F1538

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