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#C8BFEF closest to York Plum

#C8BFEF is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is York Plum. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 74.9% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(200, 191, 239)). Its HSL value is 251° hue, 60% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #C8BFEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.15:1.

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Variations of #C8BFEF

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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#C8BFEF 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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#C8BFEF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8BFEF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B5C4EE
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5C5F1
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAC4F0
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5C4EE
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBC3EE
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C1C6CF
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C6C2E1
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6C3D0

#C8BFEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#C8BFEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.15:1 Super#C8BFEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8BFEF in CSS

/* York Plum */
.color { color: #C8BFEF; }
.background { background-color: #C8BFEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8BFEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 191 239);
color: hsl(251 60% 84%);
color: oklch(0.828 0.067 293.5);

#C8BFEF FAQ

What color is #C8BFEF?

#C8BFEF is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is York Plum. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C8BFEF?

#C8BFEF is rgb(200, 191, 239) in RGB, hsl(251, 60%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 20%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8BFEF?

The complementary color of #C8BFEF is #E6EFBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8BFEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8BFEF: 12.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8BFEF a warm or cool color?

#C8BFEF is a cool color.