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#C8A5BD closest to Novel Lilac

#C8A5BD 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 74.1% blue (rgb(200, 165, 189)). Its HSL value is 319° hue, 24% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black. #C8A5BD is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.57:1.

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Variations of #C8A5BD

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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#C8A5BD 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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#C8A5BD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A5BD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ADB1BC
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6ACBE
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0ABBD
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADB1BC
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6ADBC
  • 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 #CAA5B6
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6ADB3

#C8A5BD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.19:1 Very poor#C8A5BD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.57:1 Very good#C8A5BD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A5BD in CSS

/* Novel Lilac */
.color { color: #C8A5BD; }
.background { background-color: #C8A5BD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A5BD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 165 189);
color: hsl(319 24% 72%);
color: oklch(0.760 0.052 337.7);

#C8A5BD FAQ

What color is #C8A5BD?

#C8A5BD 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 #C8A5BD?

#C8A5BD is rgb(200, 165, 189) in RGB, hsl(319, 24%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 5%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A5BD?

The complementary color of #C8A5BD is #A5C8B0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A5BD?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A5BD: 9.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A5BD a warm or cool color?

#C8A5BD is a warm color.