Color #C5BBCD Color / Colour Code #C5BBCD
This page shows the hex color code for color #c5bbcd (#C5BBCD). The colour is a purple tone with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #C5BBCD against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#C5BBCD paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 243, 273, and 303 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 273, 33, and 153 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #C5BBCD
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 273 and saturation at 15%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 273 to 318 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 273 with its complement at 93 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #C5BBCD
Lightness variations at hue 273 and 15% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #C5BBCD
Design Use Cases for #C5BBCD
Muted Accent Color
With 15% saturation, #C5BBCD has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Light Background Tint
#C5BBCD at 77% lightness creates a gentle tinted background. Use it for section backgrounds, alert banners, or card surfaces that need to stand out from a white page without strong contrast. It adds color personality while keeping the design light and open.
Creativity & Premium Positioning
#C5BBCD falls in the purple spectrum (hue 273). Purple communicates creativity, wisdom, and luxury. It is effective for premium product highlights, creative portfolio accents, meditation app interfaces, and rewards program branding. Purple occupies a unique space between the energy of red and the calm of blue.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #C5BBCD (hue 273) to its complement at hue 93. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 303. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5bbcd, #c3cdbc);
CSS Code for #C5BBCD
Similar Colors
Colors visually similar to #C5BBCD based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
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About Color #C5BBCD (#C5BBCD)
#C5BBCD is a purple color (colour) with RGB channel values of 197 red, 187 green, and 205 blue. The blue channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 273 degrees with 15% saturation and 77% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #C5BBCD is 192/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This means it appears bright to the human eye and is best paired with dark text for readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow, and 20% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #C5BBCD against white is 1.85:1 and against black is 11.36:1. This does not meet AA requirements on white. Use it on dark backgrounds where it achieves 11.36:1, or use it exclusively for decorative purposes.
The complementary colour #C3CDBC creates maximum visual tension when paired with #C5BBCD. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #BCBCCD and #CDBCCC, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #C5BBCD
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #C5BBCD?
- #C5BBCD is Color #C5BBCD, a purple color (colour) with RGB(197, 187, 205), HSL(273, 15%, 77%), and CMYK(4%, 9%, 0%, 20%). Its perceived brightness is 192/255.
- Is #C5BBCD accessible for text?
- Against white, #C5BBCD has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 11.36:1 (passes AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #C5BBCD?
- The complementary colour is #C3CDBC (hue 93). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #BCBCCD and #CDBCCC. The triadic palette adds #CDC5BC and #BCCDC5 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #C5BBCD in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #c5bbcd; or rgb(197, 187, 205); or hsl(273, 15%, 77%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 273 15% 77%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.