#C8A4EB#C8A4EB

#C8A4EB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.106 H 307.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C8A4EB
RGB	rgb(200, 164, 235)
HSL	hsl(270, 64%, 78%)
HSV	hsv(270, 30%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 30.2%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.78, 26.50, -30.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.78, 40.57, 310.78°)
OKLab	oklab(77.57% 0.0641 -0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(77.57% 0.106 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(52.0875, 44.8288, 84.4899)
Luminance	0.4483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C8A4EB #C7EBA4

analogous

#A4A4EB #C8A4EB #EBA4EA

triadic

#C8A4EB #EBC8A4 #A4EBC8

tetradic

#C8A4EB #EBA4A4 #C7EBA4 #A4EAEB

square

#C8A4EB #EBA4A4 #C7EBA4 #A4EAEB

split-complementary

#C8A4EB #EAEBA4 #A4EBA4

monochromatic

#8B40D5 #AA72E0 #C8A4EB #E6D6F6 #F0E6F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#C8A4EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.97

#C8A4EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #C8A4EB

9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C8A4EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C8A4EB	1.00	2.11	9.97	9.97
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97B1EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9EB3E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3AEBD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c8a4eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 164, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.106 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9bff1',
    500: '#c8a4eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c8a4eb;
$custom-light: #d9bff1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c8a4eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 164,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.423,
    "s": 63.964,
    "l": 78.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77573,
    "c": 0.10594,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.44828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C8A4EB

secondary

#E5F1DA

accent

#CC1A71

background

#FDFBFE

surface

#FAF7FD

border

#D3D0D5

text

#151216

muted

#838184

Preview Lab

Preview with #C8A4EB

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