#C5B6CC

A light, muted purple closely aligning with Thistle.

About #C5B6CC

Visually, #C5B6CC is defined as a muted purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Thistle. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(197, 182, 204).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 3% cyan and 11% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 280.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5B6CC
RGB197, 182, 204
HSL280.9°, 17.7%, 75.7%
CMYK3%, 11%, 0%, 20%
HSV280.9°, 10.8%, 80.0%
LAB75.9, 9.4, -9.2
XYZ50.7, 49.7, 64.0
Decimal12957388

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.92:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.94:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.84:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.30:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5B6CC; }
.text-color { color: #C5B6CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5B6CC; }

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