#C8AAF3#C8AAF3
#C8AAF3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.106 H 302.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AAF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 170, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 75%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 30%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.7%, 30%, 0%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.51, 24.93, -32.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.51, 40.88, 307.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79% 0.0576 -0.0891) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.106 302.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.3685, 47.4999, 91.0808) |
| Luminance | 0.4750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 1.37
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.01
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 3.01
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 3.59
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.15
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AAF3 #D5F3AA
analogous
#AAB0F3 #C8AAF3 #EDAAF3
triadic
#C8AAF3 #F3C8AA #AAF3C8
tetradic
#C8AAF3 #F3AAB0 #D5F3AA #AAF3ED
square
#C8AAF3 #F3AAB0 #D5F3AA #AAF3ED
split-complementary
#C8AAF3 #F3EDAA #B0F3AA
monochromatic
#833FE4 #A574EB #C8AAF3 #EBE0FB #EEE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#C8AAF3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#C8AAF3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AAF3
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AAF3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AAF3 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BB7F6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B7F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1B5C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8aaf3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 170, 243); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.106 302.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c3f7',
500: '#c8aaf3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8aaf3; $custom-light: #d9c3f7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8aaf3",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 170,
"b": 243
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.658,
"s": 75.258,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78998,
"c": 0.10615,
"h": 302.9
},
"luminance": 0.475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AAF3
secondary
#E8F3D8
accent
#D70E85
background
#FDFCFF
surface
#FAF8FE
border
#D3D1D6
text
#151217
muted
#838185