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#C8A8DC closest to Enchanted Lavender

#C8A8DC 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, 65.9% green and 86.3% blue (rgb(200, 168, 220)). Its HSL value is 277° hue, 43% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #C8A8DC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.09:1.

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Variations of #C8A8DC

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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#C8A8DC 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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#C8A8DC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8A8DC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A7B4DA
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0B2DE
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACB0DD
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A7B4DA
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2B1DB
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C6AEBA
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C8ABCD
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9B1BF

#C8A8DC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.08:1 Very poor#C8A8DC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.09:1 Very good#C8A8DC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8A8DC in CSS

/* Enchanted Lavender */
.color { color: #C8A8DC; }
.background { background-color: #C8A8DC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8A8DC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 168 220);
color: hsl(277 43% 76%);
color: oklch(0.777 0.080 312.2);

#C8A8DC FAQ

What color is #C8A8DC?

#C8A8DC 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 #C8A8DC?

#C8A8DC is rgb(200, 168, 220) in RGB, hsl(277, 43%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 24%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8A8DC?

The complementary color of #C8A8DC is #BCDCA8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8A8DC?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8A8DC: 10.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8A8DC a warm or cool color?

#C8A8DC is a cool color.