#C8A9FD#C8A9FD
#C8A9FD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.121 H 300.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8A9FD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 169, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 95%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 33%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.9%, 33.2%, 0%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.67, 27.70, -37.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.67, 46.67, 306.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.25% 0.0615 -0.1039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.25% 0.121 300.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.7332, 47.7470, 99.1894) |
| Luminance | 0.4775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 2.13
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 2.62
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 2.72
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.33
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 3.96
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8A9FD #DEFDA9
analogous
#A9B4FD #C8A9FD #F2A9FD
triadic
#C8A9FD #FDC8A9 #A9FDC8
tetradic
#C8A9FD #FDA9B4 #DEFDA9 #A9FDF2
square
#C8A9FD #FDA9B4 #DEFDA9 #A9FDF2
split-complementary
#C8A9FD #FDF2A9 #B4FDA9
monochromatic
#7C31FA #A26DFC #C8A9FD #ECE1FE #ECE1FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C8A9FD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#C8A9FD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8A9FD
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8A9FD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8A9FD | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96B7FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BB7FB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFB6C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8a9fd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 169, 253); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.121 300.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac2fe',
500: '#c8a9fd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8a9fd; $custom-light: #dac2fe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8a9fd",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 169,
"b": 253
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.143,
"s": 95.455,
"l": 82.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79248,
"c": 0.12074,
"h": 300.6
},
"luminance": 0.47747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8A9FD
secondary
#EAF7D4
accent
#E60091
background
#FDFBFF
surface
#FBF7FF
border
#D4D0D7
text
#151218
muted
#838186