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#C8A3ED closest to Dream Vapour

#C8A3ED is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Dream Vapour. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 63.9% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(200, 163, 237)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 67% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #C8A3ED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.92:1.

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Variations of #C8A3ED

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C8A3ED color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C8A3ED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A3ED appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9CB3EB
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95B1F0
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4AEEF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9CB3EB
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABAEEC
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3AEBE
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C7A7D9
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8AFC3

#C8A3ED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.12:1 Very poor#C8A3ED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.92:1 Very good#C8A3ED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A3ED in CSS

/* Dream Vapour */
.color { color: #C8A3ED; }
.background { background-color: #C8A3ED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A3ED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 163 237);
color: hsl(270 67% 78%);
color: oklch(0.775 0.110 306.9);

#C8A3ED FAQ

What color is #C8A3ED?

#C8A3ED is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C8A3ED?

#C8A3ED is rgb(200, 163, 237) in RGB, hsl(270, 67%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 31%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A3ED?

The complementary color of #C8A3ED is #C8EDA3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A3ED?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A3ED: 9.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A3ED a warm or cool color?

#C8A3ED is a cool color.