#C8A2DB#C8A2DB
#C8A2DB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.090 H 314.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A2DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 162, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 44%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 26%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.7%, 26%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.71, 24.26, -23.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.71, 33.85, 315.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.56% 0.0626 -0.0642) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.56% 0.09 314.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5239, 43.2352, 72.7404) |
| Luminance | 0.4323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.73
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.04
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.15
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.16
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.55
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A2DB #B5DBA2
analogous
#ACA2DB #C8A2DB #DBA2D2
triadic
#C8A2DB #DBC8A2 #A2DBC8
tetradic
#C8A2DB #DBACA2 #B5DBA2 #A2D2DB
square
#C8A2DB #DBACA2 #B5DBA2 #A2D2DB
split-complementary
#C8A2DB #D2DBA2 #A2DBAC
monochromatic
#944AB9 #AE76CA #C8A2DB #E2CEEC #F2E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#C8A2DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#C8A2DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A2DB
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A2DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A2DB | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AADDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B1D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A9B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a2db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 162, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.090 314.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bde6',
500: '#c8a2db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a2db; $custom-light: #d9bde6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a2db",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 162,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280,
"s": 44.186,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76563,
"c": 0.08968,
"h": 314.3
},
"luminance": 0.43234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A2DB
secondary
#E3EDDE
accent
#B72E5C
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF6FC
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141216
muted
#838184