#C8AEEE

A color in the Violet family

#c8aeee is a color in the Violet family: RGB(200, 174, 238), HSL(264°, 65%, 81%), CMYK(16%, 27%, 0%, 7%). Closest named color: plum. Contrast is 1.95:1 on white and 10.74:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#c8aeee
RGBrgb(200 174 238)
RGB (legacy)rgb(200, 174, 238)
RGB %rgb(78% 68% 93%)
HSLhsl(264 65% 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 27%, 93%)
HWBhwb(264 68% 7%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 27%, 0%, 7%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(75.06 18.91 -28.62)
LCHlch(75.06 34.3 303.45)
OKLaboklab(0.7953 0.0506 -0.0781)
OKLCHoklch(0.7953 0.0931 302.93)
Decimal13151982

Properties

Color ToneViolet
Closest named colorplum ΔE 4.5
Closest web-safe color#cc99ff
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)65% / 27%
Lightness (HSL)81%
Brightness or Value (HSV)93%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)74% / 72%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.4872
Red / Green / Blue200 / 174 / 238

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.95:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
10.74:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 37.6 / -64.9 · As background with white / black text: Lc -41.9 / 66.3

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #c8aeee;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(79.53% 0.0931 302.93);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(200 174 238 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#c8aeee] text-[#c8aeee] border-[#c8aeee]">