#c8a0e3

Color #c8a0e3

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.56 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a0e3

RGB

rgb(200, 160, 227)

HSL

hsl(275.8, 54.5%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.8, 29.5%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 29.5%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(71.53, 27.01, -28.27)

LCH

lch(71.53, 39.1, 313.69)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.1029, 311.22)

HWB

hwb(275.8, 62.7%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbe3a0

Analogous

#a7a0e3

#c8a0e3

#e3a0dd

Triadic

#c8a0e3

#e3c8a0

#a0e3c8

Split-complementary

#c8a0e3

#dde3a0

#a0e3a7

Tetradic

#c8a0e3

#e3a0bb

#bbe3a0

#a0e3c8

Square

#c8a0e3

#e3a7a0

#bbe3a0

#a0dde3

Shades

Color #c8a0e3 mixed toward black.

#ab6ed4

#8e3cc6

#6b2c96

#471d64

#240f32

Tints

Color #c8a0e3 mixed toward white.

#d1b0e8

#dac0ec

#e4d0f1

#eddff6

#f6effa

Tones

Color #c8a0e3 mixed toward gray.

#c7a6dd

#c6abd8

#c5b1d2

#c4b6cd

#c3bcc7

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

#b8b8d5 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#babdd2 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#c6cac7 · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 22.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a0e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a0e3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c8a0e3 (#c8a0e3) is rgb(200, 160, 227) in RGB.

No, #c8a0e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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