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#C5BEFD Color

#C5BEFD is rgb(197, 190, 253) in RGB, hsl(247, 94%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5BEFD
HEX#C5BEFD
RGBrgb(197, 190, 253)
HSLhsl(247, 94%, 87%)
HSVhsv(247, 25%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.088 289.4)
LABlab(79.21% 12.25 -30.37)
LCHlch(79.21% 32.75 291.96)

What #C5BEFD 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 #C5BEFD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.88Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.04Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 10.97Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.49Soap#CEC8EFΔE 12.91Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 14.09

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

#C5BEFD Channel Values

How #C5BEFD 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 190 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 94% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 25% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5BEFD 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5BEFD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5BEFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5BEFD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5BEFD
Complementary
#F6FDBF
Analogous
#BFD7FD
Analogous
#E5BFFD
Triadic
#FDC6BF
Triadic
#BFFDC6
Split comp.
#FDE5BF
Split comp.
#D7FDBF

Tints & Shades of #C5BEFD

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

#CFC9FD
#D3CEFD
#DCD7FE
#E0DCFE
#E9E6FE
#EDEBFE

Shades

#9183FB
#5D48F9
#280DF8
#1C06C6
#14048B
#0B024F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5BEFD.

How #C5BEFD 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#C5BEFD
Protanopia#BFBFFD
Protanomaly#C2BFFD
Deuteranopia#C0C0FD
Deuteranomaly#C2BFFD
Tritanopia#BBC7C7
Tritanomaly#BFC4DF
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5BEFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5befd: #C5BEFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5BEFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5befd': '#C5BEFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.745, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_c5befd">#C5BEFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5BEFD"

More Blue Colors

#C5BEFD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5BEFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5BEFD?

#C5BEFD is a lightest blue — rgb(197, 190, 253) in RGB and hsl(247, 94%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.88.

What is the RGB value of #C5BEFD?

#C5BEFD is rgb(197, 190, 253) — red 197, green 190, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5BEFD?

#C5BEFD converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5BEFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5BEFD scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5BEFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5BEFD 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 21.13, which is visibly different.

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