#C5BEED
Closest named color: Light Periwinkle (#C1C6FC). oklch(82.3% 0.066 291.7), rgb(197, 190, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.96:1).
About this color
#C5BEED is a light, muted purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 82%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Periwinkle (#C1C6FC), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.96:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | light (82%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.066) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Periwinkle (#C1C6FC) |
| Black text | 11.96:1 |
| White text | 1.75:1 |
Values
| HEX | #C5BEED |
| RGB | rgb(197, 190, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 57%, 84%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.3% 0.066 291.7) |
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 #C5BEED | 1.75:1 | Fails | Lc -36.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #C5BEED | 11.96:1 | AAA | Lc 71.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #C5BEED text on white | 1.75:1 | Fails | Lc 32.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #C5BEED text on black | 11.96:1 | AAA | Lc -70.6 | 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
#F5F4FB
oklch(97% 0.009 292.8)
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Step 100
100
#EAE8F6
oklch(93.7% 0.019 292.6)
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Step 200
200
#D9D5F0
oklch(88.4% 0.037 292.4)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#C5BEED
oklch(82.3% 0.066 291.7)
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Step 400
400
#A194DD
oklch(70.6% 0.106 291.6)
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Step 500
500
#8C78D4
oklch(63.1% 0.136 292)
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Step 600
600
#7660C1
oklch(55.7% 0.146 291.4)
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Step 700
700
#644EA6
oklch(49% 0.136 292.1)
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Step 800
800
#514187
oklch(42.8% 0.113 291.4)
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Step 900
900
#43376C
oklch(37.6% 0.089 292)
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Step 950
950
#27213F
oklch(27% 0.055 291.5)
#C5BEED 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) | #B3C4EF | 0.027 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B4C3EC | 0.025 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BDC5CE | 0.055 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C3C3C3 | 0.066 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #C5BEED
#C5BEED
oklch(82.3% 0.066 291.7)
- #C6CA99
#C6CA99
oklch(82.4% 0.066 111.6)
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 #C5BEED, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Periwinkle #C1C6FC ΔE 0.025
- Thistle #D8BFD8 ΔE 0.040
- Light Blue Grey #B7C9E2 ΔE 0.041
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.042
- Light Violet #D6B4FC ΔE 0.044
- Light Lavender #DFC5FE ΔE 0.048
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.048
- Pastel Blue #A2BFFE ΔE 0.050
Use #C5BEED 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.