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#C8A4E5 closest to Enchanted Lavender

#C8A4E5 is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Enchanted Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 64.3% green and 89.8% blue (rgb(200, 164, 229)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 56% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. #C8A4E5 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.90:1.

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Variations of #C8A4E5

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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#C8A4E5 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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#C8A4E5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A4E5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A0B3E3
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99B0E8
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7AEE6
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A0B3E3
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ADAEE4
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5ADBB
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C8A8D3
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8AFC0

#C8A4E5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.12:1 Very poor#C8A4E5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.90:1 Very good#C8A4E5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A4E5 in CSS

/* Enchanted Lavender */
.color { color: #C8A4E5; }
.background { background-color: #C8A4E5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A4E5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 164 229);
color: hsl(273 56% 77%);
color: oklch(0.773 0.098 309.4);

#C8A4E5 FAQ

What color is #C8A4E5?

#C8A4E5 is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C8A4E5?

#C8A4E5 is rgb(200, 164, 229) in RGB, hsl(273, 56%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 28%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A4E5?

The complementary color of #C8A4E5 is #C1E5A4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A4E5?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A4E5: 9.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A4E5 a warm or cool color?

#C8A4E5 is a cool color.