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#C5BCDC Color

#C5BCDC is rgb(197, 188, 220) in RGB, hsl(257, 31%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5BCDC
HEX#C5BCDC
RGBrgb(197, 188, 220)
HSLhsl(257, 31%, 80%)
HSVhsv(257, 15%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.045 298.2)
LABlab(77.76% 7.86 -14.90)
LCHlch(77.76% 16.84 297.81)

What #C5BCDC 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 #C5BCDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.64Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 7.69Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.25Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.46Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.66Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.92

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

#C5BCDC Channel Values

How #C5BCDC 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 188 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 31% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 15% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5BCDC 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5BCDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5BCDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5BCDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5BCDC
Complementary
#D3DCBC
Analogous
#BCC3DC
Analogous
#D5BCDC
Triadic
#DCC5BC
Triadic
#BCDCC5
Split comp.
#DCD5BC
Split comp.
#C3DCBC

Tints & Shades of #C5BCDC

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

#CEC6E1
#D4CDE5
#DCD7EA
#E2DEED
#EBE8F3
#F1EEF6

Shades

#A597C8
#8673B5
#68539D
#52417C
#392E57
#211A32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5BCDC.

How #C5BCDC 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#C5BCDC
Protanopia#BEBEDC
Protanomaly#C1BDDC
Deuteranopia#BFBFDC
Deuteranomaly#C1BEDC
Tritanopia#C1C0C0
Tritanomaly#C2BFCC
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5BCDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5bcdc: #C5BCDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5BCDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5bcdc': '#C5BCDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.737, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_c5bcdc">#C5BCDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5BCDC"

More Purple Colors

#C5BCDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5BCDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5BCDC?

#C5BCDC is a lightest purple — rgb(197, 188, 220) in RGB and hsl(257, 31%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #C5BCDC?

#C5BCDC is rgb(197, 188, 220) — red 197, green 188, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5BCDC?

#C5BCDC converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5BCDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5BCDC scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5BCDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5BCDC 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 7.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.