Information about #C5B2E1 color

#C5B2E1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5B2E1 falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 178, 225) — 77.3% red, 69.8% green, 88.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 18 / 0 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C5B2E1 is a pleasantly vivid violet that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Melrose (#C3B9DD). Slightly further away sit Pale Light Grayish Indigo (#C4B8E7) and Moon Raker (#C0B2D7).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 178, 225) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5B2E1: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. No one has named #C5B2E1 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C5B2E1 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C5B2E1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5B2E1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5B2E1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5B2E1 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C5B2E1 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C5B2E1

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Pale Light Grayish Indigo color link
Pale Light Grayish Indigo

#C4B8E7

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Perfume color link
Perfume

#C2A9DB

Soft Violet color link
Soft Violet

#BBB5D8

Pale Light Grayish Violet color link
Pale Light Grayish Violet

#D0B8E7

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Pale Light Grayish Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Blue

#B8B8E7

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Kinsey Reign color link
Kinsey Reign

#D4B0E7

Tropical Violet color link
Tropical Violet

#CDA4DE

#C5B2E1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5B2E1
  • RGB197, 178, 225
  • CMYK11, 18, 0, 12
  • CSSrgb(197, 178, 225)
  • HSL264°, 44%, 79%
  • HSL Precise264.255°, 43.925%, 79.02%
  • HSV264°, 21%, 88%
  • HSB264°, 21%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.698, 0.882)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.698, 0.882, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.698, 0.882)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5B2E1
  • DECIMAL ID12956385
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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