#C8B0CD#C8B0CD
#C8B0CD is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.048 H 320.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8B0CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 176, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 22%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 14%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.4%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.66, 13.83, -11.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.66, 17.98, 320.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.68% 0.0372 -0.0308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.68% 0.048 320.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3626, 47.7384, 64.3071) |
| Luminance | 0.4774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 4.12
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.02
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 9.60
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 9.60
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 9.71
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 9.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8B0CD #B5CDB0
analogous
#BAB0CD #C8B0CD #CDB0C4
triadic
#C8B0CD #CDC8B0 #B0CDC8
tetradic
#C8B0CD #CDBAB0 #B5CDB0 #B0C4CD
square
#C8B0CD #CDBAB0 #B5CDB0 #B0C4CD
split-complementary
#C8B0CD #C4CDB0 #B0CDBA
monochromatic
#94659E #AE8BB5 #C8B0CD #E2D5E5 #F2ECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#C8B0CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#C8B0CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8B0CD
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8B0CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8B0CD | 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)
#ADB6CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B9CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9B3BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8b0cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 176, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.048 320.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c7dc',
500: '#c8b0cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8b0cd; $custom-light: #d8c7dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8b0cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 176,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.655,
"s": 22.481,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78683,
"c": 0.04829,
"h": 320.4
},
"luminance": 0.47738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8B0CD
secondary
#E3EAE1
accent
#A14555
background
#FDFCFD
surface
#FAF8FB
border
#D3D1D4
text
#141315
muted
#838283