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#C8AEFA closest to Violet Heaven

#C8AEFA 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 98.0% blue (rgb(200, 174, 250)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 88% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #C8AEFA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.89:1.

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Variations of #C8AEFA

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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#C8AEFA 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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#C8AEFA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8AEFA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A1BAF8
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DBAFD
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAB7FC
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1BAF8
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEB7F9
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFBAC9
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C6B3E5
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEB8CD

#C8AEFA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#C8AEFA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.89:1 Very good#C8AEFA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8AEFA in CSS

/* Violet Heaven */
.color { color: #C8AEFA; }
.background { background-color: #C8AEFA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8AEFA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 174 250);
color: hsl(261 88% 83%);
color: oklch(0.800 0.109 299.7);

#C8AEFA FAQ

What color is #C8AEFA?

#C8AEFA 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 #C8AEFA?

#C8AEFA is rgb(200, 174, 250) in RGB, hsl(261, 88%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 30%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8AEFA?

The complementary color of #C8AEFA is #E0FAAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8AEFA?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8AEFA: 10.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8AEFA a warm or cool color?

#C8AEFA is a cool color.