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#C8AEFD closest to Violet Heaven

#C8AEFD 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 99.2% blue (rgb(200, 174, 253)). Its HSL value is 260° hue, 95% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #C8AEFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.93:1.

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Variations of #C8AEFD

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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#C8AEFD 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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#C8AEFD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8AEFD 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 #A0BAFB
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CBBFF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9B8FF
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A0BAFB
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEB7FC
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEBACA
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C5B3E8
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEB8CE

#C8AEFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#C8AEFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.93:1 Very good#C8AEFD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8AEFD in CSS

/* Violet Heaven */
.color { color: #C8AEFD; }
.background { background-color: #C8AEFD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8AEFD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 174 253);
color: hsl(260 95% 84%);
color: oklch(0.802 0.113 299.0);

#C8AEFD FAQ

What color is #C8AEFD?

#C8AEFD 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 #C8AEFD?

#C8AEFD is rgb(200, 174, 253) in RGB, hsl(260, 95%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8AEFD?

The complementary color of #C8AEFD is #E3FDAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8AEFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8AEFD: 10.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8AEFD a warm or cool color?

#C8AEFD is a cool color.