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#C5C8EA closest to Foggy Plateau

#C5C8EA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Foggy Plateau. In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78.4% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(197, 200, 234)). Its HSL value is 235° hue, 47% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #C5C8EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.82:1.

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Variations of #C5C8EA

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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#C5C8EA 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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#C5C8EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C5C8EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BEC9E9
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0CBEC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1CAEB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEC9E9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0C9EA
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDCED3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C2CAE0
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9CAD3

#C5C8EA contrast checker

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1.64:1 Very poor#C5C8EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.82:1 Super#C5C8EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C5C8EA in CSS

/* Foggy Plateau */
.color { color: #C5C8EA; }
.background { background-color: #C5C8EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C5C8EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(197 200 234);
color: hsl(235 47% 85%);
color: oklch(0.841 0.047 281.3);

#C5C8EA FAQ

What color is #C5C8EA?

#C5C8EA is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C5C8EA?

#C5C8EA is rgb(197, 200, 234) in RGB, hsl(235, 47%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C5C8EA?

The complementary color of #C5C8EA is #EAE7C5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C5C8EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #C5C8EA: 12.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C5C8EA a warm or cool color?

#C5C8EA is a cool color.