#c8a5dd

Color #c8a5dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.67 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a5dd

RGB

rgb(200, 165, 221)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 45.2%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 25.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 25.3%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(72.5, 23.02, -23.5)

LCH

lch(72.5, 32.9, 314.41)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0868, 312.53)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 64.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#badda5

Analogous

#aca5dd

#c8a5dd

#dda5d6

Triadic

#c8a5dd

#ddc8a5

#a5ddc8

Split-complementary

#c8a5dd

#d6dda5

#a5ddac

Tetradic

#c8a5dd

#dda5ba

#badda5

#a5ddc8

Square

#c8a5dd

#ddaca5

#badda5

#a5d6dd

Shades

Color #c8a5dd mixed toward black.

#ac76cb

#8f48ba

#6b358c

#48235d

#24122f

Tints

Color #c8a5dd mixed toward white.

#d1b4e3

#dac3e8

#e4d2ee

#ede1f4

#f6f0f9

Tones

Color #c8a5dd mixed toward gray.

#c7aad8

#c6aed4

#c5b3cf

#c3b8ca

#c2bcc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babad1 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbece · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#c6c7c5 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a5dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a5dd]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c8a5dd (#c8a5dd) is rgb(200, 165, 221) in RGB.

No, #c8a5dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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