#C8AACE#C8AACE
#C8AACE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.060 H 320.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 170, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 27%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 17%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.9%, 17.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.21, 17.30, -14.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.21, 22.39, 320.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.57% 0.0466 -0.0382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.57% 0.06 320.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.3332, 45.4858, 64.5613) |
| Luminance | 0.4548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.60
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.14
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.41
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.72
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 9.25
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 9.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AACE #B0CEAA
analogous
#B6AACE #C8AACE #CEAAC2
triadic
#C8AACE #CEC8AA #AACEC8
tetradic
#C8AACE #CEB6AA #B0CEAA #AAC2CE
square
#C8AACE #CEB6AA #B0CEAA #AAC2CE
split-complementary
#C8AACE #C2CEAA #AACEB6
monochromatic
#965DA1 #AF83B8 #C8AACE #E1D1E4 #F2ECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#C8AACE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.10
#C8AACE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AACE
10.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AACE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AACE | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.10 | 10.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B2D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADB5CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9ADB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8aace; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 170, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.060 320.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c3dd',
500: '#c8aace',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8aace; $custom-light: #d9c3dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8aace",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 170,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290,
"s": 26.866,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77571,
"c": 0.0602,
"h": 320.6
},
"luminance": 0.45485
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AACE
secondary
#E2EAE1
accent
#A54051
background
#FDFCFD
surface
#FAF8FB
border
#D3D1D4
text
#141215
muted
#838183