#C8ADE4#C8ADE4
#C8ADE4 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.082 H 306.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8ADE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 173, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 50%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 24%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.3%, 24.1%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, 20.08, -24.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 31.29, 309.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.95% 0.0491 -0.0654) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.95% 0.082 306.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7640, 47.7682, 79.8242) |
| Luminance | 0.4777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.42
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.57
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.29
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.70
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.98
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8ADE4 #C9E4AD
analogous
#ADADE4 #C8ADE4 #E3ADE4
triadic
#C8ADE4 #E4C8AD #ADE4C8
tetradic
#C8ADE4 #E4ADAD #C9E4AD #ADE4E3
square
#C8ADE4 #E4ADAD #C9E4AD #ADE4E3
split-complementary
#C8ADE4 #E4E3AD #ADE4AD
monochromatic
#8A51C6 #A97FD5 #C8ADE4 #E7DBF3 #F0E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C8ADE4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#C8ADE4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8ADE4
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8ADE4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8ADE4 | 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)
#A4B7E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B8E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4B4C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8ade4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 173, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.082 306.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c5ec',
500: '#c8ade4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8ade4; $custom-light: #d9c5ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8ade4",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 173,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.455,
"s": 50.459,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78947,
"c": 0.0818,
"h": 306.9
},
"luminance": 0.47768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8ADE4
secondary
#E6EFDC
accent
#BE2874
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FAF8FD
border
#D3D1D5
text
#141316
muted
#838284