#C5B6F0

A very light, moderate purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #C5B6F0

When working with digital screens, the color #C5B6F0 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Plum. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 182, and 240.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 18% Cyan, 24% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6% Black. With a hue angle of 255.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5B6F0
RGB197, 182, 240
HSL255.5°, 65.9%, 82.7%
CMYK18%, 24%, 0%, 6%
HSV255.5°, 24.2%, 94.1%
LAB77.1, 16.8, -26.9
XYZ55.5, 51.6, 89.5
Decimal12957424

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.85:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.32:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.77:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.63:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5B6F0; }
.text-color { color: #C5B6F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5B6F0; }

Similar Colors

Plum
#DDA0DD