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#C8CAEC closest to Foggy Plateau

#C8CAEC is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Foggy Plateau. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.2% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(200, 202, 236)). Its HSL value is 237° hue, 49% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #C8CAEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.12:1.

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Variations of #C8CAEC

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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#C8CAEC 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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#C8CAEC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8CAEC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C0CBEB
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2CDEE
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3CCED
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0CBEB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3CBEB
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0D0D5
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C6CCE2
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBCCD5

#C8CAEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#C8CAEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.12:1 Super#C8CAEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8CAEC in CSS

/* Foggy Plateau */
.color { color: #C8CAEC; }
.background { background-color: #C8CAEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8CAEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 202 236);
color: hsl(237 49% 85%);
color: oklch(0.848 0.047 282.7);

#C8CAEC FAQ

What color is #C8CAEC?

#C8CAEC is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C8CAEC?

#C8CAEC is rgb(200, 202, 236) in RGB, hsl(237, 49%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8CAEC?

The complementary color of #C8CAEC is #ECEAC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8CAEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8CAEC: 13.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8CAEC a warm or cool color?

#C8CAEC is a cool color.