#c8a1dc

Color #c8a1dc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.12 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a1dc

RGB

rgb(200, 161, 220)

HSL

hsl(279.7, 45.7%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.7, 26.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 26.8%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(71.51, 25.02, -24.46)

LCH

lch(71.51, 34.99, 315.65)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0926, 313.99)

HWB

hwb(279.7, 63.1%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5dca1

Analogous

#aba1dc

#c8a1dc

#dca1d2

Triadic

#c8a1dc

#dcc8a1

#a1dcc8

Split-complementary

#c8a1dc

#d2dca1

#a1dcab

Tetradic

#c8a1dc

#dca1b5

#b5dca1

#a1dcc8

Square

#c8a1dc

#dcaba1

#b5dca1

#a1d2dc

Shades

Color #c8a1dc mixed toward black.

#ad73cb

#9245b9

#6d348b

#49225d

#24112e

Tints

Color #c8a1dc mixed toward white.

#d1b1e2

#dac0e8

#e4d0ed

#ede0f3

#f6eff9

Tones

Color #c8a1dc mixed toward gray.

#c6a6d7

#c5abd2

#c3b0cd

#c2b5c8

#c0bac3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8d0 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbdcd · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#c6c5c3 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a1dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a1dc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c8a1dc (#c8a1dc) is rgb(200, 161, 220) in RGB.

No, #c8a1dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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