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#C8AEF2 closest to Violet Heaven

#C8AEF2 is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violet Heaven. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 68.2% green and 94.9% blue (rgb(200, 174, 242)). Its HSL value is 263° hue, 72% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. #C8AEF2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.79:1.

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Variations of #C8AEF2

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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#C8AEF2 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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#C8AEF2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8AEF2 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 #A5BAF0
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0B9F5
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACB7F4
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5BAF0
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0B6F1
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C1B8C6
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C6B2DF
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDB7CA

#C8AEF2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#C8AEF2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.79:1 Very good#C8AEF2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8AEF2 in CSS

/* Violet Heaven */
.color { color: #C8AEF2; }
.background { background-color: #C8AEF2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8AEF2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 174 242);
color: hsl(263 72% 82%);
color: oklch(0.797 0.098 301.7);

#C8AEF2 FAQ

What color is #C8AEF2?

#C8AEF2 is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C8AEF2?

#C8AEF2 is rgb(200, 174, 242) in RGB, hsl(263, 72%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8AEF2?

The complementary color of #C8AEF2 is #D8F2AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8AEF2?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8AEF2: 10.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8AEF2 a warm or cool color?

#C8AEF2 is a cool color.