#C8AEFF · near Mauve

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#C8AEFF (RGB 200, 174, 255) is a light, moderately saturated purple, closest to Mauve and near Wisteria and Lilac. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #C8AEFF a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 80% lightness and 0.12 chroma at hue 299°.

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HEX#C8AEFF
RGBrgb(200, 174, 255)
HSLhsl(259, 100%, 84%)
CMYK22, 32, 0, 0
CSS var--mauve
Contrast1.92:1 white · 10.95:1 black

Similar named colors

Mauve #E0B0FFWisteria #C9A0DCLilac #C8A2C8Periwinkle #CCCCFFHeather #B7A9C9

How to use #C8AEFF

Black text passes WCAG AA on #C8AEFF (10.95:1); white text does not (1.92:1).

For a calm scheme pair #C8AEFF with its analogous neighbors #ADBCFF and #F0ADFF; for contrast use its complement #E5FFAD as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--mauve: #C8AEFF;

Color card

#C8AEFF hex color card: near Mauve, RGB 200, 174, 255
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Shades & tints

#282333#504666#786899#A08BCC#C8AEFF#D3BEFF#DECEFF#E9DFFF#F4EFFF

Color harmonies for #C8AEFF

Complementary

#C8AEFF#E5FFAD

Analogous

#C8AEFF#ADBCFF#F0ADFF

Triadic

#C8AEFF#FFC7AD#ADFFC7

Split complementary

#C8AEFF#FFF0AD#BCFFAD

Tetradic

#C8AEFF#FFADBC#E5FFAD#ADFFF0

Palettes with #C8AEFF