#C8A4ED#C8A4ED
#C8A4ED is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.108 H 306.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A4ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 164, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 67%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 31%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.6%, 30.8%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, 26.93, -31.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 41.59, 310.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.66% 0.0646 -0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.66% 0.108 306.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3780, 44.9450, 86.0203) |
| Luminance | 0.4495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 1.64
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 2.82
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 3.23
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 3.65
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.94
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A4ED #C9EDA4
analogous
#A4A4ED #C8A4ED #ECA4ED
triadic
#C8A4ED #EDC8A4 #A4EDC8
tetradic
#C8A4ED #EDA4A4 #C9EDA4 #A4EDEC
square
#C8A4ED #EDA4A4 #C9EDA4 #A4EDEC
split-complementary
#C8A4ED #EDECA4 #A4EDA4
monochromatic
#8A3ED9 #A971E3 #C8A4ED #E7D7F7 #F0E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#C8A4ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#C8A4ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A4ED
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A4ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A4ED | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96B1F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DB3EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3AEBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a4ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 164, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.108 306.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9bff3',
500: '#c8a4ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a4ed; $custom-light: #d9bff3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a4ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 164,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.589,
"s": 66.972,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77657,
"c": 0.10846,
"h": 306.6
},
"luminance": 0.44945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A4ED
secondary
#E6F1DA
accent
#CF1774
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF7FD
border
#D3D0D5
text
#151217
muted
#838185