#C8A4CB#C8A4CB
#C8A4CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.068 H 323.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A4CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 164, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 27%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 19%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.5%, 19.2%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.65, 20.01, -14.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.65, 24.95, 323.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.33% 0.0546 -0.04) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.33% 0.068 323.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8730, 43.1430, 62.2939) |
| Luminance | 0.4314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 0.79
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.13
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.85
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.41
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.80
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A4CB #A7CBA4
analogous
#B5A4CB #C8A4CB #CBA4BB
triadic
#C8A4CB #CBC8A4 #A4CBC8
tetradic
#C8A4CB #CBB5A4 #A7CBA4 #A4BBCB
square
#C8A4CB #CBB5A4 #A7CBA4 #A4BBCB
split-complementary
#C8A4CB #BBCBA4 #A4CBB5
monochromatic
#97599C #B07DB5 #C8A4CB #E0CBE1 #F3ECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#C8A4CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#C8A4CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A4CB
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A4CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A4CB | 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)
#A1ADCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B1CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAA7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a4cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 164, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.068 323.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bfda',
500: '#c8a4cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a4cb; $custom-light: #d9bfda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a4cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 164,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.385,
"s": 27.273,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76335,
"c": 0.06771,
"h": 323.7
},
"luminance": 0.43142
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A4CB
secondary
#E1EAE1
accent
#A64047
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF7FA
border
#D3D0D3
text
#141215
muted
#838183