What color is #C8A8CE?

#C8A8CE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8A8CE?

The RGB value is 200, 168, 206: 200 red, 168 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8A8CE?

The complementary color is #AECEA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8A8CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8A8CE color

#C8A8CE rgb(200, 168, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8A8CE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 65.9% green and 80.8% blue (200, 168, 206).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 28% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#C8A8CE color codes

HEX	`#C8A8CE`
RGB	`rgb(200, 168, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 65.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 28%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 18%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.72, 18.39, -14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.72, 23.7, 320.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.961, 44.742, 64.437)`
Decimal	`13150414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8A8CE, 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 #C8A8CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8A8CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	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 #C8A8CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8a8ce; }
.text { color: #c8a8ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a8ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 168 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8a8ce, #cea8c1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8A8CE?: #C8A8CE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8A8CE?: The RGB value is 200, 168, 206: 200 red, 168 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8A8CE?: The complementary color is #AECEA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8A8CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.