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#C8CAEF closest to Foggy Plateau

#C8CAEF 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 93.7% blue (rgb(200, 202, 239)). Its HSL value is 237° hue, 55% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #C8CAEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.15:1.

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Variations of #C8CAEF

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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#C8CAEF 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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#C8CAEF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8CAEF 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 #BFCBEE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1CEF1
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3CDF0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFCBEE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2CBEE
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0D0D6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C5CDE4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBCCD6

#C8CAEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#C8CAEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.15:1 Super#C8CAEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8CAEF in CSS

/* Foggy Plateau */
.color { color: #C8CAEF; }
.background { background-color: #C8CAEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8CAEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 202 239);
color: hsl(237 55% 86%);
color: oklch(0.849 0.051 282.8);

#C8CAEF FAQ

What color is #C8CAEF?

#C8CAEF 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 #C8CAEF?

#C8CAEF is rgb(200, 202, 239) in RGB, hsl(237, 55%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8CAEF?

The complementary color of #C8CAEF is #EFEDC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8CAEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8CAEF: 13.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8CAEF a warm or cool color?

#C8CAEF is a cool color.