#C8AEE6#C8AEE6
#C8AEE6 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.083 H 305.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AEE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 174, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 53%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 24%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 24.3%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.99, 19.95, -24.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.99, 31.67, 309.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.21% 0.0483 -0.0671) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.21% 0.083 305.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2357, 48.2648, 81.3591) |
| Luminance | 0.4827 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.11
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.24
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.31
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.64
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 5.82
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AEE6 #CCE6AE
analogous
#AEB0E6 #C8AEE6 #E4AEE6
triadic
#C8AEE6 #E6C8AE #AEE6C8
tetradic
#C8AEE6 #E6AEB0 #CCE6AE #AEE6E4
square
#C8AEE6 #E6AEB0 #CCE6AE #AEE6E4
split-complementary
#C8AEE6 #E6E4AE #B0E6AE
monochromatic
#8850C9 #A87FD8 #C8AEE6 #E8DDF4 #EFE8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#C8AEE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#C8AEE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AEE6
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AEE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AEE6 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4B8E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B9E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4B6C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8aee6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 174, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.083 305.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c6ee',
500: '#c8aee6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8aee6; $custom-light: #d9c6ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8aee6",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 174,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.857,
"s": 52.83,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79212,
"c": 0.08267,
"h": 305.7
},
"luminance": 0.48265
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AEE6
secondary
#E6EFDC
accent
#C02578
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FAF8FD
border
#D3D1D5
text
#141316
muted
#838284