What color is #C8C5F7?

#C8C5F7 is #C8C5F7 (200, 197, 247 in RGB; hsl(244, 76%, 87%)). It sits in the indigo family. Contrast is 1.64:1 on white and 12.79:1 on black.

Is #C8C5F7 accessible for text?

No for body text on white — 1.64:1 is below WCAG AA. Use it as a fill or pick a darker stop from the shade scale.

How do I use #C8C5F7 in CSS?

Use #C8C5F7, color: #c8c5f7;, or a custom property like --color-c8c5f7: #c8c5f7;. Nearest Tailwind-style token approximation: indigo-200. Confirm contrast pairs against WCAG before production.

Color brief · Indigo

#C8C5F7 (#C8C5F7) — practical notes

#C8C5F7 (#c8c5f7) sits in the indigo family at about 244° hue, 76% saturation, and 87% lightness. Contrast is 1.64:1 on white and 12.79:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: indigo-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

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

Do not use #c8c5f7 as small body text on white — 1.64:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

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Specs & accessibility references: W3C WCAG 2.1 contrast minimum · MDN CSS color values · CSS Color Module Level 4 · WebAIM contrast guide.

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THE ORIGINAL SWATCH#C8C5F7

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indigo family Calculated from HEX

HEX#C8C5F7

RGBrgb(200, 197, 247)

HSLhsl(244, 76%, 87%)

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CONTRAST RATIO1.64:1

AA · normal text: Fail
AA · large text: Fail
AAA · normal text: Fail

Normal text: AA 4.5:1, AAA 7:1. Large text: AA 3:1 (24px regular or about 19px bold).

Against white1.64:1

Against black12.79:1

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Color codes

HEX

#c8c5f7

RGB

rgb(200, 197, 247)

HSL

hsl(244, 76%, 87%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8425 0.0694 287.52)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 3%)

CSS variable

--color-c8c5f7: #c8c5f7;

CMYK is an approximate reference; print output depends on the color profile. HSV and CMYK are not CSS color functions.

OKLCH

css

:root {
  --colorc8c5f7-1: #c8c5f7;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

indigo-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.92 · #C7D2FE

Nearest CSS named color

LightSteelBlue

Very different · ΔE 10.51 · #B0C4DE

Nearest Material color

deep-purple-100

Very different · ΔE 5.19 · #D1C4E9

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 19.88 · #F8F9FA

Using this color

Where #c8c5f7 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

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

Do not use #c8c5f7 as small body text on white — 1.64:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Indigo family swatches still need a measured foreground pair. Verify this exact hex in the contrast checker.

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Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

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