Palettes / Colors / #C8AFFE
#C8AFFE — Pale Vivid Purple
#C8AFFE is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #C8AFFE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#C8AFFE 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 #E5FEAE; it also sits naturally between #AEBDFE and #F0AEFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #C8AFFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 200, 175, 254 |
| HSL | 259°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 259°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 21%, 31%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 57.04, 50.10, 100.43 |
| Yxy | 50.10, 0.2748, 0.2413 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.13, 24.64, -35.84 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.78, 24.15, -39.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 78% · Green 69% · Blue 100%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #C8AFFE
.text { color: #C8AFFE; }
.background { background-color: #C8AFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8AFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 175, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8AFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 175, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8AFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 175, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#C8AFFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8AFFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E5FEAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.91:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.02:1 AAA |
Best text color on #C8AFFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8AFFE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #C8AFFE: ·
How #C8AFFE 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 #C8AFFE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #C8AFFE?
#C8AFFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 200, 175, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #C8AFFE?
#C8AFFE is RGB 200, 175, 254 — HSL 259°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 21%, 31%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #C8AFFE?
Its complement is #E5FEAE; analogous partners are #AEBDFE and #F0AEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #C8AFFE for text?
Black text on #C8AFFE has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.