#C5B5EA
Closest named color: Pale Violet (#CEAEFA). oklch(80.4% 0.076 298.5), rgb(197, 181, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.17:1).
About this color
#C5B5EA is a light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.076 and its hue 299°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Violet (#CEAEFA), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.17:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.076) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pale Violet (#CEAEFA) |
| Black text | 11.17:1 |
| White text | 1.87:1 |
Values
| HEX | #C5B5EA |
| RGB | rgb(197, 181, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 56%, 81%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.4% 0.076 298.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #C5B5EA | 1.87:1 | Fails | Lc -39.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #C5B5EA | 11.17:1 | AAA | Lc 68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #C5B5EA text on white | 1.87:1 | Fails | Lc 35.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #C5B5EA text on black | 11.17:1 | AAA | Lc -66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F6F4FC
oklch(97.1% 0.011 297.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBE7F7
oklch(93.6% 0.022 297.4)
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Step 200
200
#DCD4F2
oklch(88.6% 0.042 297.7)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#C5B5EA
oklch(80.4% 0.076 298.5)
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Step 400
400
#AA8FE2
oklch(70.7% 0.122 298.2)
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Step 500
500
#9771D9
oklch(63.1% 0.154 298.8)
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Step 600
600
#8257C7
oklch(55.7% 0.168 298.5)
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Step 700
700
#6E46AC
oklch(49.1% 0.157 298.5)
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Step 800
800
#593A8B
oklch(42.6% 0.13 298.4)
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Step 900
900
#49336F
oklch(37.7% 0.101 298.4)
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Step 950
950
#2B1E41
oklch(26.9% 0.064 299.2)
#C5B5EA with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #AABDEC | 0.039 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #ACBDE8 | 0.039 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BFBDC7 | 0.062 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BDBDBD | 0.076 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #C5B5EA
#C5B5EA
oklch(80.4% 0.076 298.5)
- #BAC68F
#BAC68F
oklch(80.4% 0.075 118.1)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #C5B5EA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pale Violet #CEAEFA ΔE 0.035
- Light Violet #D6B4FC ΔE 0.037
- Light Periwinkle #C1C6FC ΔE 0.044
- Thistle #D8BFD8 ΔE 0.051
- Pastel Blue #A2BFFE ΔE 0.052
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.054
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.058
- Plum #DDA0DD ΔE 0.058
Use #C5B5EA in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.