#C8A2C8 · Lilac

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#C8A2C8 is a medium, muted purple color, closest to Lilac and near Heather and Wisteria. In OKLCH it has 76% lightness and 0.07 chroma at hue 326°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #C8A2C8 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products.

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HEX#C8A2C8
RGBrgb(200, 162, 200)
HSLhsl(300, 26%, 71%)
CMYK0, 19, 0, 22
CSS var--lilac
Contrast2.22:1 white · 9.46:1 black

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How to use #C8A2C8

Black text passes WCAG AA on #C8A2C8 (9.46:1); white text does not (2.22:1).

For a calm scheme pair #C8A2C8 with its analogous neighbors #B5A2C8 and #C8A2B5; for contrast use its complement #A2C8A2 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--lilac: #C8A2C8;

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