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#C8A5FD closest to Lilac

#C8A5FD is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 64.7% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(200, 165, 253)). Its HSL value is 264° hue, 96% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #C8A5FD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.26:1.

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Variations of #C8A5FD

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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#C8A5FD 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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#C8A5FD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A5FD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #98B5FB
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #91B5FF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2B1FF
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #98B5FB
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8B0FC
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFB3C5
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C6ABE6
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAB1CA

#C8A5FD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.05:1 Very poor#C8A5FD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.26:1 Very good#C8A5FD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A5FD in CSS

/* Lilac */
.color { color: #C8A5FD; }
.background { background-color: #C8A5FD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A5FD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 165 253);
color: hsl(264 96% 82%);
color: oklch(0.785 0.127 301.8);

#C8A5FD FAQ

What color is #C8A5FD?

#C8A5FD is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C8A5FD?

#C8A5FD is rgb(200, 165, 253) in RGB, hsl(264, 96%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A5FD?

The complementary color of #C8A5FD is #DAFDA5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A5FD?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A5FD: 10.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A5FD a warm or cool color?

#C8A5FD is a cool color.