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#C8A5BC closest to Novel Lilac

#C8A5BC is a light, muted pink; the closest named color is Novel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 64.7% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(200, 165, 188)). Its HSL value is 321° hue, 24% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black. #C8A5BC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.56:1.

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Variations of #C8A5BC

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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#C8A5BC 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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#C8A5BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A5BC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEB1BB
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6ACBD
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0ABBC
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEB1BB
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6ADBB
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CCA6AD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CAA5B5
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6ADB2

#C8A5BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.20:1 Very poor#C8A5BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.56:1 Very good#C8A5BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A5BC in CSS

/* Novel Lilac */
.color { color: #C8A5BC; }
.background { background-color: #C8A5BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A5BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 165 188);
color: hsl(321 24% 72%);
color: oklch(0.760 0.051 339.0);

#C8A5BC FAQ

What color is #C8A5BC?

#C8A5BC is a light, muted pink. Its closest named color is Novel Lilac. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C8A5BC?

#C8A5BC is rgb(200, 165, 188) in RGB, hsl(321, 24%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A5BC?

The complementary color of #C8A5BC is #A5C8B1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A5BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A5BC: 9.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A5BC a warm or cool color?

#C8A5BC is a warm color.