#c8a8e3

Color #c8a8e3

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.47 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a8e3

RGB

rgb(200, 168, 227)

HSL

hsl(272.5, 51.3%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.5, 26%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 26%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(73.44, 22.61, -25.35)

LCH

lch(73.44, 33.97, 311.73)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0891, 309.03)

HWB

hwb(272.5, 65.9%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3e3a8

Analogous

#aba8e3

#c8a8e3

#e3a8e1

Triadic

#c8a8e3

#e3c8a8

#a8e3c8

Split-complementary

#c8a8e3

#e1e3a8

#a8e3ab

Tetradic

#c8a8e3

#e3a8c3

#c3e3a8

#a8e3c8

Square

#c8a8e3

#e3aba8

#c3e3a8

#a8e1e3

Shades

Color #c8a8e3 mixed toward black.

#a976d3

#8945c3

#673096

#452064

#221032

Tints

Color #c8a8e3 mixed toward white.

#d1b7e8

#dac5ec

#e4d4f1

#ede2f6

#f6f1fa

Tones

Color #c8a8e3 mixed toward gray.

#c8adde

#c7b2d9

#c7b7d4

#c6bccf

#c6c1cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbd7 · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#bdbfd4 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#c7ccca · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 21.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a8e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a8e3]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c8a8e3 (#c8a8e3) is rgb(200, 168, 227) in RGB.

No, #c8a8e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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