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#C8AEFF closest to Violet Heaven

#C8AEFF 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 100.0% blue (rgb(200, 174, 255)). Its HSL value is 259° hue, 100% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #C8AEFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.95:1.

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Variations of #C8AEFF

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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#C8AEFF 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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#C8AEFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8AEFF 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 #9FBAFD
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BBBFF
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8B8FF
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9FBAFD
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ADB7FE
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEBBCB
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C5B3E9
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEB8CF

#C8AEFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#C8AEFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.95:1 Very good#C8AEFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8AEFF in CSS

/* Violet Heaven */
.color { color: #C8AEFF; }
.background { background-color: #C8AEFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8AEFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 174 255);
color: hsl(259 100% 84%);
color: oklch(0.802 0.115 298.5);

#C8AEFF FAQ

What color is #C8AEFF?

#C8AEFF 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 #C8AEFF?

#C8AEFF is rgb(200, 174, 255) in RGB, hsl(259, 100%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8AEFF?

The complementary color of #C8AEFF is #E5FFAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8AEFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8AEFF: 10.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8AEFF a warm or cool color?

#C8AEFF is a cool color.