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Lilac #C8A2C8
A pale soft purple, slightly pinker than lavender.
Use cases: Spring palettes · Beauty
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #C8A2C8 | |
| RGB | rgb(200, 162, 200) | |
| HSL | hsl(300, 26%, 71%) | |
| HSV | hsv(300, 19%, 78%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 0%, 21.6%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1639, 42.2912, 60.3109) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.1, 20.5, -14.1) | |
| Luminance | 0.423 (WCAG relative) |
/* Lilac */
color: #c8a2c8;
background-color: #c8a2c8;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#b492b4 #a082a0 #8c718c #786178 #645164 #504150 #3c313c #282028 #141014 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#ceabce #d3b5d3 #d9bed9 #dec7de #e4d1e4 #e9dae9 #efe3ef #f4ecf4 #faf6fa #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#c19fc1 #ba9bba #b298b2 #ab94ab #a491a4 #9d8e9d #968a96 #8e878e #878387 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
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#A2C8A2
#c8a2c8 #a2c8a2
Analogous
Edit in generator →#B5A2C8
#C8A2C8
#C8A2B5
#b5a2c8 #c8a2c8 #c8a2b5
Triadic
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#C8C8A2
#A2C8C8
#c8a2c8 #c8c8a2 #a2c8c8
Tetradic
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#C8B5A2
#A2C8A2
#A2B5C8
#c8a2c8 #c8b5a2 #a2c8a2 #a2b5c8
Split Complementary
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#B5C8A2
#A2C8B5
#c8a2c8 #b5c8a2 #a2c8b5
Monochromatic
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#B17CB1
#C8A2C8
#DFC8DF
#F4ECF4
#975997 #b17cb1 #c8a2c8 #dfc8df #f4ecf4
Accessibility & contrast
2.22
#C8A2C8 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
9.46
#C8A2C8 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on lilac
9.46
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Plum #DDA0DD | 6.18 | |
| Lavender #B39DDB | 8.87 | |
| Dusty Pink #D8A7B1 | 10.07 | |
| Mauve #E0B0FF | 10.64 | |
| Bubblegum #FFC1CC | 14.31 | |
| Pink #FFC0CB | 14.31 |
Related colors
Palettes with lilac
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.