#C8B2CE#C8B2CE

#C8B2CE is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.046 H 319.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C8B2CE
RGB	rgb(200, 178, 206)
HSL	hsl(287, 22%, 75%)
HSV	hsv(287, 14%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.9%, 13.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.19, 12.93, -11.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.19, 17.14, 318.98°)
OKLab	oklab(79.1% 0.0346 -0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(79.1% 0.046 319)
XYZ	xyz(50.8787, 48.5769, 65.0765)
Luminance	0.4858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C8B2CE #B8CEB2

analogous

#BAB2CE #C8B2CE #CEB2C6

triadic

#C8B2CE #CEC8B2 #B2CEC8

tetradic

#C8B2CE #CEBAB2 #B8CEB2 #B2C6CE

square

#C8B2CE #CEBAB2 #B8CEB2 #B2C6CE

split-complementary

#C8B2CE #C6CEB2 #B2CEBA

monochromatic

#93679E #AD8DB6 #C8B2CE #E3D7E6 #F2ECF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.96

#C8B2CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.72

#C8B2CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #C8B2CE

10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C8B2CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C8B2CE	1.00	1.96	10.72	10.72
#FFFFFF	1.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AFB8CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B4BACD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C8B5BB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c8b2ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 178, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.046 319.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8c9dd',
    500: '#c8b2ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c8b2ce;
$custom-light: #d8c9dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c8b2ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.143,
    "s": 22.222,
    "l": 75.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79103,
    "c": 0.04587,
    "h": 319
  },
  "luminance": 0.48576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C8B2CE

secondary

#E3E9E2

accent

#A14559

background

#FDFCFD

surface

#FAF8FB

border

#D3D1D4

text

#141315

muted

#838283

Preview Lab

Preview with #C8B2CE

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