#C8A3D2#C8A3D2
#C8A3D2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.077 H 319.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A3D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 163, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 34%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 22%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.8%, 22.4%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.64, 21.92, -18.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.64, 28.86, 319.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.4% 0.0584 -0.0507) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.4% 0.077 319) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.5478, 43.1277, 66.7273) |
| Luminance | 0.4313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.66
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.97
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.75
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.09
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.53
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A3D2 #ADD2A3
analogous
#B0A3D2 #C8A3D2 #D2A3C4
triadic
#C8A3D2 #D2C8A3 #A3D2C8
tetradic
#C8A3D2 #D2B0A3 #ADD2A3 #A3C4D2
square
#C8A3D2 #D2B0A3 #ADD2A3 #A3C4D2
split-complementary
#C8A3D2 #C4D2A3 #A3D2B0
monochromatic
#9652A8 #AF7ABE #C8A3D2 #E1CCE6 #F3EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#C8A3D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#C8A3D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A3D2
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A3D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A3D2 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EADD4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B1D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9A8B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a3d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 163, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.077 319.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bedf',
500: '#c8a3d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a3d2; $custom-light: #d9bedf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a3d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 163,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.234,
"s": 34.307,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76404,
"c": 0.07733,
"h": 319
},
"luminance": 0.43127
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A3D2
secondary
#E2ECDF
accent
#AD3851
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#838183