#C8A6CF#C8A6CF
#C8A6CF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.069 H 320.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A6CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 166, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 30%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 20%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.27, 19.68, -16.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.27, 25.48, 320.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.85% 0.0529 -0.0436) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.85% 0.069 320.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7166, 44.0576, 64.9570) |
| Luminance | 0.4406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 1.77
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.04
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.66
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.77
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.52
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 8.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A6CF #ADCFA6
analogous
#B3A6CF #C8A6CF #CFA6C1
triadic
#C8A6CF #CFC8A6 #A6CFC8
tetradic
#C8A6CF #CFB3A6 #ADCFA6 #A6C1CF
square
#C8A6CF #CFB3A6 #ADCFA6 #A6C1CF
split-complementary
#C8A6CF #C1CFA6 #A6CFB3
monochromatic
#9658A3 #AF7EBA #C8A6CF #E1CEE4 #F3EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#C8A6CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#C8A6CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A6CF
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A6CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A6CF | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2AFD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B2CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9AAB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a6cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 166, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.069 320.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c0dd',
500: '#c8a6cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a6cf; $custom-light: #d9c0dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a6cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 166,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.756,
"s": 29.927,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76853,
"c": 0.06853,
"h": 320.5
},
"luminance": 0.44057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A6CF
secondary
#E2EBE0
accent
#A93D4F
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF7FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#838183