#C8A4CA#C8A4CA
#C8A4CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.067 H 324.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A4CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 164, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 26%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 19%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 18.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.62, 19.82, -14.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.62, 24.50, 323.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.3% 0.0543 -0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.3% 0.067 324.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7542, 43.0955, 61.6683) |
| Luminance | 0.4309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 0.66
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.31
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.75
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.65
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.03
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A4CA #A6CAA4
analogous
#B5A4CA #C8A4CA #CAA4B9
triadic
#C8A4CA #CAC8A4 #A4CAC8
tetradic
#C8A4CA #CAB5A4 #A6CAA4 #A4B9CA
square
#C8A4CA #CAB5A4 #A6CAA4 #A4B9CA
split-complementary
#C8A4CA #B9CAA4 #A4CAB5
monochromatic
#975A9A #B17DB3 #C8A4CA #DFCBE1 #F3ECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#C8A4CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#C8A4CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A4CA
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A4CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A4CA | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1ADCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B1C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAA7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a4ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 164, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.067 324.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bfda',
500: '#c8a4ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a4ca; $custom-light: #d9bfda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a4ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 164,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.842,
"s": 26.389,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.763,
"c": 0.06663,
"h": 324.5
},
"luminance": 0.43095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A4CA
secondary
#E1EAE0
accent
#A54146
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF7FA
border
#D3D0D3
text
#141214
muted
#838183