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#C8A7FF closest to Lilac

#C8A7FF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 65.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(200, 167, 255)). Its HSL value is 262° hue, 100% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #C8A7FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.43:1.

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Variations of #C8A7FF

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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#C8A7FF 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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#C8A7FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A7FF 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 #99B6FD
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93B6FF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3B3FF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #99B6FD
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9B2FE
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEB5C7
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C6ADE8
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBB3CC

#C8A7FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.01:1 Very poor#C8A7FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.43:1 Very good#C8A7FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A7FF in CSS

/* Lilac */
.color { color: #C8A7FF; }
.background { background-color: #C8A7FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A7FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 167 255);
color: hsl(262 100% 83%);
color: oklch(0.790 0.127 300.8);

#C8A7FF FAQ

What color is #C8A7FF?

#C8A7FF 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 #C8A7FF?

#C8A7FF is rgb(200, 167, 255) in RGB, hsl(262, 100%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 35%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A7FF?

The complementary color of #C8A7FF is #DEFFA7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A7FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A7FF: 10.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A7FF a warm or cool color?

#C8A7FF is a cool color.