Palettes / Colors / #C8A6ED

#C8A6ED — Light Purple

#C8A6ED is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#C8A6ED is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CBEDA6; it also sits naturally between #A6A7ED and #ECA6ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 78% · Green 65% · Blue 93%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C8A6ED

.text { color: #C8A6ED; }
.background { background-color: #C8A6ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8A6ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 166, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 66%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8A6ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 166, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8A6ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 166, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8A6ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8A6ED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBEDA6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8A6ED: #000000.

How #C8A6ED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C8A6ED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8A6ED?

#C8A6ED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 200, 166, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8A6ED?

#C8A6ED is RGB 200, 166, 237 — HSL 269°, 66%, 79% — CMYK 16%, 30%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #C8A6ED?

Its complement is #CBEDA6; analogous partners are #A6A7ED and #ECA6ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8A6ED for text?

Black text on #C8A6ED has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.