#C8A2CD#C8A2CD
#C8A2CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.074 H 322.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 162, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 21%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.4%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.23, 21.49, -16.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.23, 27.18, 322.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.04% 0.0583 -0.0448) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.04% 0.074 322.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7578, 42.5288, 63.4388) |
| Luminance | 0.4253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 1.43
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.31
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.72
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.81
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.69
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A2CD #A7CDA2
analogous
#B3A2CD #C8A2CD #CDA2BD
triadic
#C8A2CD #CDC8A2 #A2CDC8
tetradic
#C8A2CD #CDB3A2 #A7CDA2 #A2BDCD
square
#C8A2CD #CDB3A2 #A7CDA2 #A2BDCD
split-complementary
#C8A2CD #BDCDA2 #A2CDB3
monochromatic
#97569F #B07AB8 #C8A2CD #E0CAE2 #F3EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#C8A2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.51
#C8A2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A2CD
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A2CD | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.51 | 9.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EACCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B0CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAA6B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 162, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.074 322.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bddc',
500: '#c8a2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a2cd; $custom-light: #d9bddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 162,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.023,
"s": 30.07,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76035,
"c": 0.07352,
"h": 322.4
},
"luminance": 0.42528
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A2CD
secondary
#E1EBE0
accent
#A93D49
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#838183