#c8ace5

Color #c8ace5

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.1 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c8ace5

RGB

rgb(200, 172, 229)

HSL

hsl(269.5, 52.3%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.5, 24.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 24.9%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(74.47, 20.83, -24.86)

LCH

lch(74.47, 32.43, 309.96)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0848, 306.9)

HWB

hwb(269.5, 67.5%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9e5ac

Analogous

#acace5

#c8ace5

#e4ace5

Triadic

#c8ace5

#e5c8ac

#ace5c8

Split-complementary

#c8ace5

#e5e4ac

#ace5ac

Tetradic

#c8ace5

#e5acc9

#c9e5ac

#ace5c8

Square

#c8ace5

#e5acac

#c9e5ac

#ace5e4

Shades

Color #c8ace5 mixed toward black.

#a679d5

#8546c5

#633099

#422066

#211033

Tints

Color #c8ace5 mixed toward white.

#d1bae9

#dac8ee

#e3d5f2

#ede3f6

#f6f1fb

Tones

Color #c8ace5 mixed toward gray.

#c8b1e0

#c8b5db

#c8bad7

#c8bfd2

#c8c4cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbcd9 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#bec0d6 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#c7cfcd · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8ace5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8ace5]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c8ace5 (#c8ace5) is rgb(200, 172, 229) in RGB.

No, #c8ace5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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