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#C8A7CA closest to Novel Lilac

#C8A7CA is a light, muted pink; the closest named color is Novel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 65.5% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(200, 167, 202)). Its HSL value is 297° hue, 25% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #C8A7CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.84:1.

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Variations of #C8A7CA

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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#C8A7CA 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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#C8A7CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A7CA 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 #ACB3C9
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4AFCB
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFADCB
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ACB3C9
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5AFC9
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CAAAB3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C9A8C0
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7AFB8

#C8A7CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#C8A7CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.84:1 Very good#C8A7CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A7CA in CSS

/* Novel Lilac */
.color { color: #C8A7CA; }
.background { background-color: #C8A7CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A7CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 167 202);
color: hsl(297 25% 72%);
color: oklch(0.769 0.061 324.3);

#C8A7CA FAQ

What color is #C8A7CA?

#C8A7CA is a light, muted pink. Its closest named color is Novel Lilac. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C8A7CA?

#C8A7CA is rgb(200, 167, 202) in RGB, hsl(297, 25%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A7CA?

The complementary color of #C8A7CA is #A9CAA7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A7CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A7CA: 9.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A7CA a warm or cool color?

#C8A7CA is a cool color.