#C8A1DA#C8A1DA
#C8A1DA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.090 H 315.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A1DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 161, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 26%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 26.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.44, 24.61, -23.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.44, 34.01, 316.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.34% 0.0638 -0.0639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.34% 0.09 315) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2172, 42.8318, 71.9907) |
| Luminance | 0.4283 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.57
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.06
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.13
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.27
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.41
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A1DA #B3DAA1
analogous
#ACA1DA #C8A1DA #DAA1CF
triadic
#C8A1DA #DAC8A1 #A1DAC8
tetradic
#C8A1DA #DAACA1 #B3DAA1 #A1CFDA
square
#C8A1DA #DAACA1 #B3DAA1 #A1CFDA
split-complementary
#C8A1DA #CFDAA1 #A1DAAC
monochromatic
#9549B7 #AE75C9 #C8A1DA #E2CDEB #F2E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#C8A1DA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#C8A1DA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A1DA
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A1DA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A1DA | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99ADDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B0D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A8B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a1da; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 161, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.090 315.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bde5',
500: '#c8a1da',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a1da; $custom-light: #d9bde5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a1da",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 161,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.053,
"s": 43.511,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76341,
"c": 0.09025,
"h": 315
},
"luminance": 0.42831
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A1DA
secondary
#E3EDDE
accent
#B72F5A
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF6FC
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141215
muted
#838184