#C8BFCA

Accessibility

AAA

11.76:1

Vs white / black

1.79:1 · 11.76:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c8bfca

RGB

rgb(200, 191, 202)

RGBA

rgba(200, 191, 202, 1)

HSL

hsl(289, 9%, 77%)

HSLA

hsla(289, 9%, 77%, 1)

HSV

hsv(289, 5%, 79%)

LAB

lab(78.35% 5.15 -4.39)

LCH

lch(78.35% 6.77 319.55)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8153 0.0139 -0.0116)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8153 0.0181 320.15)

XYZ

xyz(53.11, 53.81, 63.45)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 21%)

CSS

color: #c8bfca;

CSS variable

--color-c8bfca: #c8bfca;

SCSS

$color-c8bfca: #c8bfca;

JavaScript

const color = "#c8bfca";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c8bfca";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c8bfca" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c8bfca", "rgb": { "r": 200, "g": 191, "b": 202 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8153 0.0181 320.15)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c8bfca-1: #c8bfca;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-300

Very different · ΔE 7.33 · #D4D4D8

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Very different · ΔE 7.42 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Very different · ΔE 7.51 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 14.5 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fbf1fe 100eee4f0 200dad0dd 300c4bac6 400a79ea9 5008c828e 600766d77 7005f5661 80049404a 900342c35 9501f1820

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fafafb f6f4f6 f1eff2 edeaed e8e4e9 e4dfe5 dfdae0 dad4dc d6cfd7 d1cad3 cdc4ce c8bfca b7afb9 a79fa8 968f98 857f87 756f76 646065 535054 434043 323033 212022 111011

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafafb f6f4f6 f1eff2 edeaed e8e4e9 e4dfe5 dfdae0 dad4dc d6cfd7 d1cad3 cdc4ce

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b7afb9 a79fa8 968f98 857f87 756f76 646065 535054 434043 323033 212022 111011

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c2bac4 bcb5be b6afb8 b0aab1 aaa5ab a4a0a5 9e9a9f 989599 929093 8c8b8c 868586

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C8BFCAStop 1 #C1CABFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C2BFCAStop 1 #C8BFCAStop 2 #CABFC6Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C8BFCAStop 1 #CAC8BFStop 2 #BFCAC8Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C8BFCAStop 1 #C6CABFStop 2 #BFCAC2Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#362E38Stop 1 #5E5161Stop 2 #87748BStop 3 #AB9EAEStop 4 #CFC7D1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #c8bfca works

#C8BFCA (#c8bfca) sits in the purple family at about 289° hue, 9% saturation, and 77% lightness. Contrast is 1.79:1 on white and 11.76:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c8bfca as small body text on white — 1.79:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Imagination, luxury, and wisdom. Frequently used for premium, creative, and tech brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Purple range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Silver#C0C0C0 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Thistle#D8BFD8 Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 Silver#BDC3C7 Material Indigo 100#C5CAE9

Where #c8bfca works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c8bfca as small body text on white — 1.79:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.