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#C8A6FA closest to Lilac

#C8A6FA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 65.1% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(200, 166, 250)). Its HSL value is 264° hue, 89% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #C8A6FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.29:1.

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Variations of #C8A6FA

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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#C8A6FA 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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#C8A6FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A6FA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9AB5F8
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93B5FD
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3B1FC
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9AB5F8
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAB1F9
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0B3C5
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C6ABE4
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAB2CA

#C8A6FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.04:1 Very poor#C8A6FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.29:1 Very good#C8A6FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A6FA in CSS

/* Lilac */
.color { color: #C8A6FA; }
.background { background-color: #C8A6FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A6FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 166 250);
color: hsl(264 89% 82%);
color: oklch(0.786 0.122 302.3);

#C8A6FA FAQ

What color is #C8A6FA?

#C8A6FA 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 #C8A6FA?

#C8A6FA is rgb(200, 166, 250) in RGB, hsl(264, 89%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 34%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A6FA?

The complementary color of #C8A6FA is #D8FAA6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A6FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A6FA: 10.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A6FA a warm or cool color?

#C8A6FA is a cool color.