Lilac (#C8A2C8)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.22:1 — vs black: 9.46:1

Color values

  • HEX #C8A2C8
  • RGB rgb(200, 162, 200)
  • HSL hsl(300, 25%, 71%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 19, 0, 22 )
  • Websafe #CC99CC
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Pastel (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Border (170) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C8A2C8 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Lilac
#C8A2C8 Base
#A2C8A2
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Lilac
#C8A2C8 Base
#B5A2C8
#C8A2B5
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Lilac
#C8A2C8 Base
#C8C8A2
#A2C8C8
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Lilac
#C8A2C8 Base
#B5C8A2
#A2C8B5
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Lilac
#C8A2C8 Base
#C8B5A2
#A2C8A2
#A2B5C8
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Lilac
#C8A2C8 Base
#834E83
#AC72AC
#B988B9
#D7BCD7
#E4D2E4
#F6EFF6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Lilac, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #100910
— #3A223A
— #653B65
— #8F558F
— #AF78AF
Lilac #C8A2C8 Base
— #D1B1D1
— #DAC1DA
— #E3D0E3
— #ECE0EC
— #F6EFF6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #C8A2C8. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #C8A2C8;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #C8A2C8;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #C8A2C8;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #C8A2C8,
        #A2C8A2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #C8A2C8,
        #A2C8A2
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$lilac: #C8A2C8;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$lilac-r: 200;
$lilac-g: 162;
$lilac-b: 200;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $lilac;
    color: rgba($lilac-r, $lilac-g, $lilac-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Lilac appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #C8A2C8 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #AEAEC7 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #A7A7C8 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #C3A7A7 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #AEAEAE Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Lilac ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Lilac #C8A2C8 Base
Pastel Violet #CB99C9 ΔE 3.46
Light Grayish Magenta #CC99CC ΔE 3.92
Light Medium Orchid #D39BCB ΔE 3.96
Pink Lavender #D8B2D1 ΔE 4.71

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.