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#C8BFCA Color

#C8BFCA is rgb(200, 191, 202) in RGB, hsl(289, 9%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C8BFCA
HEX#C8BFCA
RGBrgb(200, 191, 202)
HSLhsl(289, 9%, 77%)
HSVhsv(289, 5%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.018 320.1)
LABlab(78.33% 4.76 -4.36)
LCHlch(78.33% 6.45 317.52)

What #C8BFCA 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 #C8BFCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#C8BFCA Channel Values

How #C8BFCA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 200 · G 191 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 9% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 5% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C8BFCA 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C8BFCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C8BFCA; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C8BFCA

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C8BFCA.

How #C8BFCA 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#C8BFCA
Protanopia#C1C1CA
Protanomaly#C4C0CA
Deuteranopia#C2C2CA
Deuteranomaly#C4C1CA
Tritanopia#C7C0C0
Tritanomaly#C7C0C4
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

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Using #C8BFCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c8bfca: #C8BFCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C8BFCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c8bfca': '#C8BFCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.749, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_c8bfca">#C8BFCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C8BFCA"

More Gray Colors

#C8BFCA sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C8BFCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C8BFCA?

#C8BFCA is a light gray — rgb(200, 191, 202) in RGB and hsl(289, 9%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.38.

What is the RGB value of #C8BFCA?

#C8BFCA is rgb(200, 191, 202) — red 200, green 191, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C8BFCA?

#C8BFCA converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C8BFCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C8BFCA scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C8BFCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C8BFCA 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 silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 6.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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