#C8A2D6#C8A2D6
#C8A2D6 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.084 H 316.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A2D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 162, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 39%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 24%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.5%, 24.3%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.54, 23.26, -21.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.54, 31.42, 317.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.37% 0.0611 -0.0573) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.37% 0.084 316.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8755, 42.9759, 69.3257) |
| Luminance | 0.4298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.88
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.60
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.92
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.16
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.30
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A2D6 #B0D6A2
analogous
#AEA2D6 #C8A2D6 #D6A2CA
triadic
#C8A2D6 #D6C8A2 #A2D6C8
tetradic
#C8A2D6 #D6AEA2 #B0D6A2 #A2CAD6
square
#C8A2D6 #D6AEA2 #B0D6A2 #A2CAD6
split-complementary
#C8A2D6 #CAD6A2 #A2D6AE
monochromatic
#964EB0 #AF78C3 #C8A2D6 #E1CCE9 #F2EAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#C8A2D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#C8A2D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A2D6
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A2D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A2D6 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.59 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CADD8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4B0D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A8B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a2d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 162, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.084 316.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bde2',
500: '#c8a2d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a2d6; $custom-light: #d9bde2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a2d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 162,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.846,
"s": 38.806,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7637,
"c": 0.08376,
"h": 316.8
},
"luminance": 0.42975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A2D6
secondary
#E2ECDF
accent
#B23456
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#838183