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#C5BBFF closest to Violet Heaven

#C5BBFF 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, 73.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(197, 187, 255)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #C5BBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.93:1.

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Variations of #C5BBFF

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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#C5BBFF 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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#C5BBFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C5BBFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABC2FD
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAC4FF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2C2FF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABC2FD
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B3C0FE
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9C6D3
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1C0EC
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C4C1D4

#C5BBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.76:1 Very poor#C5BBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.93:1 Very good#C5BBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C5BBFF in CSS

/* Violet Heaven */
.color { color: #C5BBFF; }
.background { background-color: #C5BBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C5BBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(197 187 255);
color: hsl(249 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.824 0.095 290.9);

#C5BBFF FAQ

What color is #C5BBFF?

#C5BBFF 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 #C5BBFF?

#C5BBFF is rgb(197, 187, 255) in RGB, hsl(249, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C5BBFF?

The complementary color of #C5BBFF is #F5FFBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C5BBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C5BBFF: 11.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C5BBFF a warm or cool color?

#C5BBFF is a cool color.