#C8A3CF#C8A3CF
#C8A3CF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.074 H 320.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A3CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 163, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 31%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 21%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.4%, 21.3%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.54, 21.33, -17.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.54, 27.45, 320.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.29% 0.0574 -0.0466) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.29% 0.074 320.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1776, 42.9796, 64.7773) |
| Luminance | 0.4298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 1.84
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.28
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.38
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.66
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.34
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A3CF #AACFA3
analogous
#B2A3CF #C8A3CF #CFA3C0
triadic
#C8A3CF #CFC8A3 #A3CFC8
tetradic
#C8A3CF #CFB2A3 #AACFA3 #A3C0CF
square
#C8A3CF #CFB2A3 #AACFA3 #A3C0CF
split-complementary
#C8A3CF #C0CFA3 #A3CFB2
monochromatic
#9655A3 #B07BBA #C8A3CF #E0CBE4 #F3EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#C8A3CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#C8A3CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A3CF
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A3CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A3CF | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FADD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B1CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9A7B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a3cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 163, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.074 320.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bedd',
500: '#c8a3cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a3cf; $custom-light: #d9bedd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a3cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 163,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.455,
"s": 31.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76293,
"c": 0.07394,
"h": 320.9
},
"luminance": 0.42979
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A3CF
secondary
#E2EBE0
accent
#AA3B4D
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#838183