#C8BEDA Color

#C8BEDA is rgb(200, 190, 218) in RGB, hsl(261, 27%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (#D8BFD8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C8BEDA

HEX#C8BEDA

RGBrgb(200, 190, 218)

HSLhsl(261, 27%, 80%)

HSVhsv(261, 13%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.04 301.8)

LABlab(78.47% 7.58 -12.74)

LCHlch(78.47% 14.83 300.75)

What #C8BEDA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C8BEDA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.23 Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.41 Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 6.51 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.84 Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.32 Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.3

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#C8BEDA Channel Values

How #C8BEDA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 200 · G 190 · B 218	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 261° · S 27% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 261° · S 13% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 8% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.77:1 vs white · 11.83:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C8BEDA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C8BEDA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C8BEDA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #C8BEDA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #C8BEDA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C8BEDA

Protanopia#C0C0DA

Protanomaly#C3BFDA

Deuteranopia#C1C1DA

Deuteranomaly#C4C0DA

Tritanopia#C4C2C2

Tritanomaly#C6C0CC

Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

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Using #C8BEDA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c8beda: #C8BEDA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C8BEDA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c8beda': '#C8BEDA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.745, blue: 0.855)

Android XML<color name="color_c8beda">#C8BEDA</color>

SVG fillfill="#C8BEDA"

More Purple Colors

#C8BEDA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#C8BEDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C8BEDA?

#C8BEDA is a lightest purple — rgb(200, 190, 218) in RGB and hsl(261, 27%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #C8BEDA?

#C8BEDA is rgb(200, 190, 218) — red 200, green 190, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C8BEDA?

#C8BEDA converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C8BEDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C8BEDA scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C8BEDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C8BEDA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 6.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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