#C8A6C8#C8A6C8
#C8A6C8 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.061 H 326.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A6C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 166, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 24%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 17%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.04, 18.34, -12.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.04, 22.29, 325.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.61% 0.0506 -0.0339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.61% 0.061 326.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8797, 43.7229, 60.5495) |
| Luminance | 0.4372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 1.54
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.87
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.29
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 9.34
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.38
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A6C8 #A6C8A6
analogous
#B7A6C8 #C8A6C8 #C8A6B7
triadic
#C8A6C8 #C8C8A6 #A6C8C8
tetradic
#C8A6C8 #C8B7A6 #A6C8A6 #A6B7C8
square
#C8A6C8 #C8B7A6 #A6C8A6 #A6B7C8
split-complementary
#C8A6C8 #B7C8A6 #A6C8B7
monochromatic
#975D97 #B180B1 #C8A6C8 #DFCCDF #F3ECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#C8A6C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#C8A6C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A6C8
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A6C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A6C8 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.74 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4AEC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB2C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAA9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a6c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 166, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.061 326.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c0d8',
500: '#c8a6c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a6c8; $custom-light: #d9c0d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a6c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 166,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 23.611,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76605,
"c": 0.06088,
"h": 326.2
},
"luminance": 0.43722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A6C8
secondary
#E1E9E1
accent
#A24343
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF7FA
border
#D3D0D3
text
#141214
muted
#838183