#C8A3DC#C8A3DC
#C8A3DC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.089 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A3DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 163, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 45%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 26%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.1%, 25.9%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.99, 23.92, -23.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.99, 33.70, 315.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.79% 0.0614 -0.0646) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.79% 0.089 313.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8328, 43.6417, 73.4948) |
| Luminance | 0.4364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.91
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.97
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.06
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.26
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.70
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A3DC #B7DCA3
analogous
#ABA3DC #C8A3DC #DCA3D4
triadic
#C8A3DC #DCC8A3 #A3DCC8
tetradic
#C8A3DC #DCABA3 #B7DCA3 #A3D4DC
square
#C8A3DC #DCABA3 #B7DCA3 #A3D4DC
split-complementary
#C8A3DC #D4DCA3 #A3DCAB
monochromatic
#934ABA #AD77CB #C8A3DC #E3CFED #F2E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#C8A3DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#C8A3DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A3DC
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A3DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A3DC | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BAEDE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B1DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7AAB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a3dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 163, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.089 313.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bee7',
500: '#c8a3dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a3dc; $custom-light: #d9bee7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a3dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 163,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.947,
"s": 44.882,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76785,
"c": 0.08912,
"h": 313.5
},
"luminance": 0.43641
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A3DC
secondary
#E3EEDD
accent
#B82D5E
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF7FC
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141216
muted
#838184