#C8A1DE#C8A1DE
#C8A1DE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.095 H 313.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A1DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 161, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 48%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 27%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.9%, 27.5%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.58, 25.43, -25.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.58, 35.97, 314.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.5% 0.0649 -0.0694) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.5% 0.095 313.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7469, 43.0437, 74.7807) |
| Luminance | 0.4304 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.15
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.80
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.88
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.07
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.50
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A1DE #B7DEA1
analogous
#AAA1DE #C8A1DE #DEA1D5
triadic
#C8A1DE #DEC8A1 #A1DEC8
tetradic
#C8A1DE #DEAAA1 #B7DEA1 #A1D5DE
square
#C8A1DE #DEAAA1 #B7DEA1 #A1D5DE
split-complementary
#C8A1DE #D5DEA1 #A1DEAA
monochromatic
#9346BE #AD74CE #C8A1DE #E3CEEE #F2E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#C8A1DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#C8A1DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A1DE
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A1DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A1DE | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98ADE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B0DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A9B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a1de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 161, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.095 313.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bde8',
500: '#c8a1de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a1de; $custom-light: #d9bde8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a1de",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 161,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.361,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76499,
"c": 0.09504,
"h": 313.1
},
"luminance": 0.43043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A1DE
secondary
#E3EEDD
accent
#BB2A5F
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF6FC
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141216
muted
#838184