#c8a4ec

Color #c8a4ec

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.91 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a4ec

RGB

rgb(200, 164, 236)

HSL

hsl(270, 65.5%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 30.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 30.5%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(72.82, 26.71, -31.2)

LCH

lch(72.82, 41.07, 310.57)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.1072, 306.92)

HWB

hwb(270, 64.3%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8eca4

Analogous

#a4a4ec

#c8a4ec

#eca4ec

Triadic

#c8a4ec

#ecc8a4

#a4ecc8

Split-complementary

#c8a4ec

#ececa4

#a4eca4

Tetradic

#c8a4ec

#eca4c8

#c8eca4

#a4ecc8

Square

#c8a4ec

#eca4a4

#c8eca4

#a4ecec

Shades

Color #c8a4ec mixed toward black.

#a76de1

#8536d5

#6422a5

#43176e

#210b37

Tints

Color #c8a4ec mixed toward white.

#d1b3ef

#dac2f2

#e3d1f5

#ede1f9

#f6f0fc

Tones

Color #c8a4ec mixed toward gray.

#c8aae6

#c8b0e0

#c8b6da

#c8bcd4

#c8c2ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab9dd · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbeda · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#c6d1ce · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a4ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a4ec]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c8a4ec (#c8a4ec) is rgb(200, 164, 236) in RGB.

No, #c8a4ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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