What color is #C8A7DA?

#C8A7DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8A7DA?

The RGB value is 200, 167, 218: 200 red, 167 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8A7DA?

The complementary color is #B9DAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8A7DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8A7DA color

#C8A7DA rgb(200, 167, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8A7DA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 65.5% green and 85.5% blue (200, 167, 218).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 41% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lavender (#BFA3D9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#C8A7DA color codes

HEX	`#C8A7DA`
RGB	`rgb(200, 167, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 65.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 41%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 23%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.88, 21.31, -21.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.88, 30.12, 315.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.291, 44.979, 72.349)`
Decimal	`13150170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8A7DA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C8A7DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8A7DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C8A7DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8a7da; }
.text { color: #c8a7da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a7da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 167 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8a7da, #daa7d2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C8A7DA?: #C8A7DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8A7DA?: The RGB value is 200, 167, 218: 200 red, 167 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8A7DA?: The complementary color is #B9DAA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8A7DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.