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#C5AFFE closest to Violet Heaven

#C5AFFE is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violet Heaven. In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 68.6% green and 99.6% blue (rgb(197, 175, 254)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 98% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #C5AFFE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.94:1.

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Variations of #C5AFFE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C5AFFE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C5AFFE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C5AFFE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9FBAFC
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CBBFF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8B8FF
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9FBAFC
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACB7FD
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BABCCB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C2B4E9
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEB8CE

#C5AFFE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#C5AFFE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.94:1 Very good#C5AFFE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C5AFFE in CSS

/* Violet Heaven */
.color { color: #C5AFFE; }
.background { background-color: #C5AFFE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C5AFFE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(197 175 254);
color: hsl(257 98% 84%);
color: oklch(0.801 0.112 296.6);

#C5AFFE FAQ

What color is #C5AFFE?

#C5AFFE is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C5AFFE?

#C5AFFE is rgb(197, 175, 254) in RGB, hsl(257, 98%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C5AFFE?

The complementary color of #C5AFFE is #E8FEAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C5AFFE?

Black text has the best contrast on #C5AFFE: 10.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C5AFFE a warm or cool color?

#C5AFFE is a cool color.