#C8BDD2#C8BDD2
#C8BDD2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.533; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.031 H 309.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8BDD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 189, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 19%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 10%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.8%, 10%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.07, 7.75, -9.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.07, 11.97, 310.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.38% 0.0198 -0.0244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.38% 0.031 309) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6479, 53.3279, 68.4273) |
| Luminance | 0.5333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 5.03
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.94
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 10.23
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.46
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 10.47
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8BDD2 #C7D2BD
analogous
#BDBDD2 #C8BDD2 #D2BDD1
triadic
#C8BDD2 #D2C8BD #BDD2C8
tetradic
#C8BDD2 #D2BDBD #C7D2BD #BDD1D2
square
#C8BDD2 #D2BDBD #C7D2BD #BDD1D2
split-complementary
#C8BDD2 #D1D2BD #BDD2BD
monochromatic
#8B74A0 #AA99B9 #C8BDD2 #E6E1EB #F0EDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#C8BDD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.67
#C8BDD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8BDD2
11.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8BDD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8BDD2 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.67 | 11.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAC1D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCC1D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7BFC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8bdd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 189, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.031 309.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8d0df',
500: '#c8bdd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8bdd2; $custom-light: #d8d0df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8bdd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 189,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.429,
"s": 18.919,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81385,
"c": 0.03142,
"h": 309
},
"luminance": 0.53328
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8BDD2
secondary
#99A78C
accent
#9D4871
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141415
muted
#838384