Color

#C5A9E8

Light warm violet. Nearest reference color: Wisteria.

RGB

0–255

197

169

232

CMYK

0–100%

15.09%

27.16%

9.02%

RGB describes how #C5A9E8 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 197, green 169 and blue 232.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 15.09%, magenta 27.16%, yellow 0% and black 9.02%.

HSL values

H 266.67° S 57.8% L 78.63%

In the HSL color model, #C5A9E8 has a hue of 266.67°, 57.8% saturation and 78.63% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#C5A9E8 is a light, warm violet with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #C5A9E8 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #C5A9E8

RGB rgb(197, 169, 232)

HSL hsl(266.67 57.8% 78.63%)

OKLCH oklch(0.780966 0.092743 304.6429)

CSS --color: #C5A9E8;

Tints of #C5A9E8

Tints are lighter variations of #C5A9E8. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F3EAFF #E9D8FF #DFC6FF #D3B6F6 #C5A9E8

Shades of #C5A9E8

Shades are darker variations of #C5A9E8. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#C5A9E8 #9276B2 #61477F #351B4E #0B0018

Tones of #C5A9E8

Tones reduce the chroma of #C5A9E8, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#C5A9E8 #C2ACDE #BFB0D4 #BCB3CA #B9B6BF

Tonal range of #C5A9E8

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #C5A9E8 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F3EAFF #E9D8FF #DFC6FF #D3B6F6 #C5A9E8 #9276B2 #61477F #351B4E #0B0018

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F3EAFF;
    --color-200: #E9D8FF;
    --color-300: #DFC6FF;
    --color-400: #D3B6F6;
    --color-500: #C5A9E8;
    --color-600: #9276B2;
    --color-700: #61477F;
    --color-800: #351B4E;
    --color-900: #0B0018;
}

Colors that go with #C5A9E8

Color harmonies for #C5A9E8 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#C5A9E8 #AAC280

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#A6B3F3 #C5A9E8 #DDA1D0

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#C5A9E8 #E1AB78 #6CCBBF

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#C5A9E8 #CAB771 #87CA9D

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#C5A9E8 #EDA290 #AAC280 #6BC7DC

CSS gradients with #C5A9E8

These gradients show how #C5A9E8 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#C5A9E8 #D3BEEE #E2D4F4 #F0E9FA #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #C5A9E8, #D3BEEE, #E2D4F4, #F0E9FA, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#C5A9E8 #85729E #4B3F59 #17121D #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #C5A9E8, #85729E, #4B3F59, #17121D, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#C5A9E8 #95B9F3 #6BC7DC #77CBAE #AAC280

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #C5A9E8, #95B9F3, #6BC7DC, #77CBAE, #AAC280);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #C5A9E8. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.06:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

10.21:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.4607 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #C5A9E8 as the background.

background-color: #C5A9E8;
color: #000000;

Using #C5A9E8 in design

See how #C5A9E8 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#C5A9E8 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #C5A9E8 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#E9D8FF

#C5A9E8

#351B4E

Colors similar to #C5A9E8

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #C5A9E8, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#DEC4FF #AC90CE #CAA2FA #C0AFD6 #BBACED #CEA6E1 #C8B9FB #C19AD4

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #C5A9E8 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #9DB4EB Deuteranopia #A2B5E6 Tritanopia #C0B2BF

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #C5A9E8 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 51.7766
Y: 46.0726
Z: 82.4935

CIELAB

L*: 73.5926
a*: 22.1772
b*: -27.8565

OKLab

L: 0.780966
a: 0.052721
b: -0.076301

OKLCH

L: 0.780966
C: 0.092743
H: 304.6429°