#C8ABEF#C8ABEF
#C8ABEF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.099 H 303.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8ABEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 171, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 68%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 28%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.3%, 28.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.60, 23.51, -30.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.60, 38.19, 308.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.02% 0.0552 -0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.02% 0.099 303.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.9592, 47.6373, 87.9968) |
| Luminance | 0.4764 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 1.93
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 2.94
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.52
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.44
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 4.63
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8ABEF #D2EFAB
analogous
#ABB0EF #C8ABEF #EAABEF
triadic
#C8ABEF #EFC8AB #ABEFC8
tetradic
#C8ABEF #EFABB0 #D2EFAB #ABEFEA
square
#C8ABEF #EFABB0 #D2EFAB #ABEFEA
split-complementary
#C8ABEF #EFEAAB #B0EFAB
monochromatic
#8544DB #A678E5 #C8ABEF #EADEF9 #EEE5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C8ABEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#C8ABEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8ABEF
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8ABEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8ABEF | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB7F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B8ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2B5C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8abef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 171, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.099 303.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c4f4',
500: '#c8abef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8abef; $custom-light: #d9c4f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8abef",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 171,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.588,
"s": 68,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79015,
"c": 0.09933,
"h": 303.7
},
"luminance": 0.47637
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8ABEF
secondary
#E7F2D9
accent
#D01680
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FAF8FD
border
#D3D1D5
text
#151217
muted
#838185