#c8a0e1

Color #c8a0e1

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.19 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a0e1

RGB

rgb(200, 160, 225)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 52%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 28.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 28.9%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(71.46, 26.59, -27.29)

LCH

lch(71.46, 38.1, 314.26)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.1004, 312.01)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 62.7%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9e1a0

Analogous

#a8a0e1

#c8a0e1

#e1a0da

Triadic

#c8a0e1

#e1c8a0

#a0e1c8

Split-complementary

#c8a0e1

#dae1a0

#a0e1a8

Tetradic

#c8a0e1

#e1a0b9

#b9e1a0

#a0e1c8

Square

#c8a0e1

#e1a8a0

#b9e1a0

#a0dae1

Shades

Color #c8a0e1 mixed toward black.

#ac6fd2

#8f3ec2

#6c2e92

#481f62

#240f31

Tints

Color #c8a0e1 mixed toward white.

#d1b0e6

#dac0eb

#e3d0f0

#eddff5

#f6effa

Tones

Color #c8a0e1 mixed toward gray.

#c7a5dc

#c6abd6

#c4b0d1

#c3b6cb

#c2bbc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8d4 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#babdd0 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#c6c8c6 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 22.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a0e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a0e1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c8a0e1 (#c8a0e1) is rgb(200, 160, 225) in RGB.

No, #c8a0e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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