#C8BFCD#C8BFCD
#C8BFCD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.539; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.022 H 313.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8BFCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 191, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 12%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 7%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.4%, 6.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.43, 5.72, -5.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.43, 8.20, 314.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.62% 0.015 -0.0157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.62% 0.022 313.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.4679, 53.9489, 65.3422) |
| Luminance | 0.5395 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.90
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.64
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 8.44
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 9.40
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 9.78
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 10.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8BFCD #C4CDBF
analogous
#C1BFCD #C8BFCD #CDBFCB
triadic
#C8BFCD #CDC8BF #BFCDC8
tetradic
#C8BFCD #CDC1BF #C4CDBF #BFCBCD
square
#C8BFCD #CDC1BF #C4CDBF #BFCBCD
split-complementary
#C8BFCD #CBCDBF #BFCDC1
monochromatic
#8D7A97 #AA9DB2 #C8BFCD #E6E1E8 #F0EEF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#C8BFCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.79
#C8BFCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8BFCD
11.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8BFCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8BFCD | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.79 | 11.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC1CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC2CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8C0C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8bfcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 191, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.022 313.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8d2dc',
500: '#c8bfcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8bfcd; $custom-light: #d8d2dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8bfcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 191,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.571,
"s": 12.281,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81621,
"c": 0.0217,
"h": 313.8
},
"luminance": 0.53949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8BFCD
secondary
#96A18F
accent
#964F69
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141415
muted
#838384