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#C8BFDF Digital Lavender

#C8BFDF is a light, muted purple named Digital Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 74.9% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(200, 191, 223)). Its HSL value is 257° hue, 33% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #C8BFDF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.97:1.

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Variations of #C8BFDF

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.

#C8BFDF 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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#C8BFDF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8BFDF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BAC3DE
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9C4E0
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDC2E0
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BAC3DE
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFC2DE
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4C3C9
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C7C1D5
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C5C2CB

#C8BFDF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#C8BFDF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.97:1 Very good#C8BFDF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8BFDF in CSS

/* Digital Lavender */
.color { color: #C8BFDF; }
.background { background-color: #C8BFDF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8BFDF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 191 223);
color: hsl(257 33% 81%);
color: oklch(0.822 0.045 298.3);

#C8BFDF FAQ

What color is #C8BFDF?

#C8BFDF is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C8BFDF?

#C8BFDF is rgb(200, 191, 223) in RGB, hsl(257, 33%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8BFDF?

The complementary color of #C8BFDF is #D6DFBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8BFDF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8BFDF: 11.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8BFDF a warm or cool color?

#C8BFDF is a cool color.