#C8A2CE#C8A2CE
#C8A2CE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.075 H 321.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A2CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 162, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 31%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 21%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.9%, 21.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.27, 21.69, -17.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.27, 27.64, 321.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.07% 0.0586 -0.0462) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.07% 0.075 321.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8789, 42.5772, 64.0766) |
| Luminance | 0.4258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 1.72
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.18
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.50
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.60
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.42
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A2CE #A8CEA2
analogous
#B2A2CE #C8A2CE #CEA2BE
triadic
#C8A2CE #CEC8A2 #A2CEC8
tetradic
#C8A2CE #CEB2A2 #A8CEA2 #A2BECE
square
#C8A2CE #CEB2A2 #A8CEA2 #A2BECE
split-complementary
#C8A2CE #BECEA2 #A2CEB2
monochromatic
#9655A1 #B07AB9 #C8A2CE #E0CAE3 #F3EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#C8A2CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#C8A2CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A2CE
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A2CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A2CE | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EACD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B0CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9A6B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a2ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 162, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.075 321.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bddd',
500: '#c8a2ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a2ce; $custom-light: #d9bddd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a2ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 162,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.818,
"s": 30.986,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76071,
"c": 0.07462,
"h": 321.7
},
"luminance": 0.42576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A2CE
secondary
#E1EBE0
accent
#AA3C4B
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#838183