#C8AFE2 — Light Purple

#C8AFE2 is a light purple in the Purple family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light mauve, and it is also commonly known as Mauve, Light Orchid. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#C8AFE2 color swatch, light purple#C8AFE2
CSS Nameplum (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f4f8
100#ece8f0
200#ddd5e6
300#c8b9d7
400#ad98c3
500#987fb1
600#866d9e
700#705986
800#5d4a70
900#4f3e5f
950#2e2439

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.97:1
Contrast on black
10.69:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.006 307); /* #f6f4f8 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.012 307); /* #ece8f0 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.025 307); /* #ddd5e6 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.045 307); /* #c8b9d7 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.066 307); /* #ad98c3 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.08 307); /* #987fb1 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.078 307); /* #866d9e */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.073 307); /* #705986 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.065 307); /* #5d4a70 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.059 307); /* #4f3e5f */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.041 307); /* #2e2439 */
}

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