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#C5BDD6 Color

#C5BDD6 is rgb(197, 189, 214) in RGB, hsl(259, 23%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 12%, 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 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5BDD6
HEX#C5BDD6
RGBrgb(197, 189, 214)
HSLhsl(259, 23%, 79%)
HSVhsv(259, 12%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.036 300.2)
LABlab(77.86% 6.44 -11.53)
LCHlch(77.86% 13.21 299.20)

What #C5BDD6 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 #C5BDD6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.44Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 6.11Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.59Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 6.79Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.79Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.88

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

#C5BDD6 Channel Values

How #C5BDD6 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 189 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 23% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 12% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5BDD6 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 text11.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5BDD6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5BDD6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5BDD6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5BDD6
Complementary
#CED6BD
Analogous
#BDC2D6
Analogous
#D1BDD6
Triadic
#D6C5BD
Triadic
#BDD6C5
Split comp.
#D6D1BD
Split comp.
#C2D6BD

Tints & Shades of #C5BDD6

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

#CDC7DC
#D3CDE0
#DBD6E5
#E3E0EB
#ECE9F1
#F1EFF5

Shades

#A79BC0
#8B7BAD
#6E5C93
#544771
#3A314E
#231D2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5BDD6.

How #C5BDD6 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#C5BDD6
Protanopia#BEBED6
Protanomaly#C1BED6
Deuteranopia#C0C0D6
Deuteranomaly#C2BFD6
Tritanopia#C2C0C0
Tritanomaly#C3BFC9
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5BDD6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5bdd6: #C5BDD6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5BDD6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5bdd6': '#C5BDD6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.741, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_c5bdd6">#C5BDD6</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5BDD6"

More Purple Colors

#C5BDD6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5BDD6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5BDD6?

#C5BDD6 is a light purple — rgb(197, 189, 214) in RGB and hsl(259, 23%, 79%) 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 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #C5BDD6?

#C5BDD6 is rgb(197, 189, 214) — red 197, green 189, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5BDD6?

#C5BDD6 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5BDD6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5BDD6 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5BDD6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5BDD6 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 6.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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