#C8C4E0#C8C4E0
#C8C4E0 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.571; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.039 H 292.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8C4E0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 196, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 31%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 13%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.7%, 12.5%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.26, 6.77, -13.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.26, 15.01, 296.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.23% 0.0147 -0.0361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.23% 0.039 292.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0112, 57.1407, 78.5323) |
| Luminance | 0.5714 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 7.01
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.41
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.00
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 8.39
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 8.99
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8C4E0 #DCE0C4
analogous
#C4CEE0 #C8C4E0 #D6C4E0
triadic
#C8C4E0 #E0C8C4 #C4E0C8
tetradic
#C8C4E0 #E0C4CE #DCE0C4 #C4E0D6
square
#C8C4E0 #E0C4CE #DCE0C4 #C4E0D6
split-complementary
#C8C4E0 #E0D6C4 #CEE0C4
monochromatic
#7D74B6 #A39CCB #C8C4E0 #ECEBF4 #ECEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#C8C4E0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.43
#C8C4E0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8C4E0
12.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8C4E0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8C4E0 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.43 | 12.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEC7E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC7DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4C8CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8c4e0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 196, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.039 292.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8d5e9',
500: '#c8c4e0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8c4e0; $custom-light: #d8d5e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8c4e0",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 196,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.571,
"s": 31.111,
"l": 82.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83233,
"c": 0.03899,
"h": 292.1
},
"luminance": 0.57141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8C4E0
secondary
#B2B890
accent
#AA3C9A
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141416
muted
#838384