#C8A4CF#C8A4CF
#C8A4CF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.072 H 320.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A4CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 164, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 31%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 21%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.4%, 20.8%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.78, 20.78, -16.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.78, 26.79, 320.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.48% 0.0559 -0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.48% 0.072 320.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3558, 43.3361, 64.8368) |
| Luminance | 0.4334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 1.74
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.52
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.50
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.94
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.34
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A4CF #ABCFA4
analogous
#B3A4CF #C8A4CF #CFA4C0
triadic
#C8A4CF #CFC8A4 #A4CFC8
tetradic
#C8A4CF #CFB3A4 #ABCFA4 #A4C0CF
square
#C8A4CF #CFB3A4 #ABCFA4 #A4C0CF
split-complementary
#C8A4CF #C0CFA4 #A4CFB3
monochromatic
#9656A3 #B07CBA #C8A4CF #E0CCE4 #F3EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#C8A4CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#C8A4CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A4CF
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A4CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A4CF | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0ADD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B1CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9A8B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a4cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 164, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.072 320.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bfdd',
500: '#c8a4cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a4cf; $custom-light: #d9bfdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a4cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 164,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.233,
"s": 30.935,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76479,
"c": 0.07213,
"h": 320.8
},
"luminance": 0.43335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A4CF
secondary
#E2EBE0
accent
#AA3C4E
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF7FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#838183