#C8A6CA#C8A6CA
#C8A6CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.063 H 324.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A6CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 166, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 25%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 18%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 17.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.11, 18.72, -13.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.11, 23.18, 323.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.68% 0.0512 -0.0367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.68% 0.063 324.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1150, 43.8170, 61.7885) |
| Luminance | 0.4382 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 1.30
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.88
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.06
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.96
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.53
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A6CA #A8CAA6
analogous
#B6A6CA #C8A6CA #CAA6BA
triadic
#C8A6CA #CAC8A6 #A6CAC8
tetradic
#C8A6CA #CAB6A6 #A8CAA6 #A6BACA
square
#C8A6CA #CAB6A6 #A8CAA6 #A6BACA
split-complementary
#C8A6CA #BACAA6 #A6CAB6
monochromatic
#965C9A #B080B3 #C8A6CA #E0CCE1 #F3ECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#C8A6CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.76
#C8A6CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A6CA
9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A6CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A6CA | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.76 | 9.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3AECC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB2C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAA9B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a6ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 166, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.063 324.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c0da',
500: '#c8a6ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a6ca; $custom-light: #d9c0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a6ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 166,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.667,
"s": 25.352,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76675,
"c": 0.06301,
"h": 324.4
},
"luminance": 0.43816
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A6CA
secondary
#E1EAE1
accent
#A44247
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF7FA
border
#D3D0D3
text
#141214
muted
#838183