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#C8A5E2 closest to Enchanted Lavender

#C8A5E2 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, 64.7% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(200, 165, 226)). Its HSL value is 274° hue, 51% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #C8A5E2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.94:1.

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Variations of #C8A5E2

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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#C8A5E2 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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#C8A5E2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A5E2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A2B3E0
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BB1E5
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9AEE3
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A2B3E0
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFAFE1
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5ADBB
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C8A8D1
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8AFC0

#C8A5E2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.11:1 Very poor#C8A5E2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.94:1 Very good#C8A5E2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A5E2 in CSS

/* Enchanted Lavender */
.color { color: #C8A5E2; }
.background { background-color: #C8A5E2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A5E2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 165 226);
color: hsl(274 51% 77%);
color: oklch(0.774 0.093 310.3);

#C8A5E2 FAQ

What color is #C8A5E2?

#C8A5E2 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 #C8A5E2?

#C8A5E2 is rgb(200, 165, 226) in RGB, hsl(274, 51%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 27%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A5E2?

The complementary color of #C8A5E2 is #BFE2A5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A5E2?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A5E2: 9.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A5E2 a warm or cool color?

#C8A5E2 is a cool color.