#C8AADD#C8AADD

#C8AADD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.078 H 311.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C8AADD
RGB	rgb(200, 170, 221)
HSL	hsl(275, 43%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(275, 23%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.5%, 23.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.71, 20.28, -21.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.71, 29.67, 313.10°)
OKLab	oklab(78.12% 0.0514 -0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(78.12% 0.078 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(51.2431, 46.2498, 74.6202)
Luminance	0.4625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C8AADD #BFDDAA

analogous

#AFAADD #C8AADD #DDAAD9

triadic

#C8AADD #DDC8AA #AADDC8

tetradic

#C8AADD #DDAFAA #BFDDAA #AAD9DD

square

#C8AADD #DDAFAA #BFDDAA #AAD9DD

split-complementary

#C8AADD #D9DDAA #AADDAF

monochromatic

#8F53BA #AC7ECC #C8AADD #E4D6EE #F1E9F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.05

#C8AADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.25

#C8AADD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #C8AADD

10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C8AADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C8AADD	1.00	2.05	10.25	10.25
#FFFFFF	2.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A2B4DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A8B6DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6B0BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c8aadd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 170, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.078 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9c3e7',
    500: '#c8aadd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c8aadd;
$custom-light: #d9c3e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c8aadd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.294,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 76.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78118,
    "c": 0.07812,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.46249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C8AADD

secondary

#E4EDDE

accent

#B63067

background

#FDFCFE

surface

#FAF8FC

border

#D3D1D5

text

#141216

muted

#838184

Preview Lab

Preview with #C8AADD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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