C8BBDC

#C8BBDC New Love

#C8BBDC is a light, muted purple named New Love. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 73.3% green and 86.3% blue (rgb(200, 187, 220)). Its HSL value is 264° hue, 32% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #C8BBDC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.60:1.

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Variations of #C8BBDC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#C8BBDC 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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#C8BBDC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8BBDC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8C0DB
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5C0DE
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBBFDD
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8C0DB
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDBFDB
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5BFC6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C7BDD2
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C2BFC8

#C8BBDC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#C8BBDC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.60:1 Very good#C8BBDC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8BBDC in CSS

/* New Love */
.color { color: #C8BBDC; }
.background { background-color: #C8BBDC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8BBDC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 187 220);
color: hsl(264 32% 80%);
color: oklch(0.813 0.048 303.2);

#C8BBDC FAQ

What color is #C8BBDC?

#C8BBDC is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is New Love. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C8BBDC?

#C8BBDC is rgb(200, 187, 220) in RGB, hsl(264, 32%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8BBDC?

The complementary color of #C8BBDC is #CFDCBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8BBDC?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8BBDC: 11.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8BBDC a warm or cool color?

#C8BBDC is a cool color.