#c8a7dc

Color #c8a7dc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.82 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a7dc

RGB

rgb(200, 167, 220)

HSL

hsl(277.4, 43.1%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.4, 24.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 24.1%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(72.95, 21.72, -22.27)

LCH

lch(72.95, 31.11, 314.28)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0821, 312.53)

HWB

hwb(277.4, 65.5%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbdca7

Analogous

#aea7dc

#c8a7dc

#dca7d5

Triadic

#c8a7dc

#dcc8a7

#a7dcc8

Split-complementary

#c8a7dc

#d5dca7

#a7dcae

Tetradic

#c8a7dc

#dca7bb

#bbdca7

#a7dcc8

Square

#c8a7dc

#dcaea7

#bbdca7

#a7d5dc

Shades

Color #c8a7dc mixed toward black.

#ab79ca

#8e4bb7

#6b378a

#47255c

#24122e

Tints

Color #c8a7dc mixed toward white.

#d1b6e2

#dac4e8

#e4d3ee

#ede2f3

#f6f0f9

Tones

Color #c8a7dc mixed toward gray.

#c7abd8

#c6b0d3

#c5b4cf

#c4b9ca

#c3bdc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbad1 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#bdbfce · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#c7c7c5 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a7dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a7dc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c8a7dc (#c8a7dc) is rgb(200, 167, 220) in RGB.

No, #c8a7dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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