What color is #C8AFE0?

#C8AFE0 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 #C8AFE0?

The RGB value is 200, 175, 224: 200 red, 175 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8AFE0?

The complementary color is #C7E0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8AFE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8AFE0 color

#C8AFE0 rgb(200, 175, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8AFE0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 68.6% green and 87.8% blue (200, 175, 224).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 44% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lavender (#BFA3D9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#C8AFE0 color codes

HEX	`#C8AFE0`
RGB	`rgb(200, 175, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 68.6%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 44%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 22%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.03, 18.15, -21.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.03, 27.98, 310.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.602, 48.321, 77.062)`
Decimal	`13152224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8AFE0, 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 #C8AFE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8AFE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #C8AFE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8afe0; }
.text { color: #c8afe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8afe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 175 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8afe0, #e0afdf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8AFE0?: #C8AFE0 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 #C8AFE0?: The RGB value is 200, 175, 224: 200 red, 175 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8AFE0?: The complementary color is #C7E0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8AFE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.