#c8a5e1

Color #c8a5e1

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.39 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a5e1

RGB

rgb(200, 165, 225)

HSL

hsl(275, 50%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 26.7%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 26.7%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(72.65, 23.84, -25.47)

LCH

lch(72.65, 34.89, 313.11)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0918, 310.76)

HWB

hwb(275, 64.7%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bee1a5

Analogous

#aaa5e1

#c8a5e1

#e1a5dc

Triadic

#c8a5e1

#e1c8a5

#a5e1c8

Split-complementary

#c8a5e1

#dce1a5

#a5e1aa

Tetradic

#c8a5e1

#e1a5be

#bee1a5

#a5e1c8

Square

#c8a5e1

#e1aaa5

#bee1a5

#a5dce1

Shades

Color #c8a5e1 mixed toward black.

#aa74d1

#8c44c1

#6a3192

#462162

#231031

Tints

Color #c8a5e1 mixed toward white.

#d1b4e6

#dac3eb

#e4d2f0

#ede1f5

#f6f0fa

Tones

Color #c8a5e1 mixed toward gray.

#c7aadc

#c6afd7

#c6b4d2

#c5b9cd

#c4bec8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babad4 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbed1 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#c6cac7 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a5e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a5e1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c8a5e1 (#c8a5e1) is rgb(200, 165, 225) in RGB.

No, #c8a5e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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