#C8B4E8Light Purple

#C8B4E8 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.

#C8B4E8
CSS Namethistle (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f5f9
100#ebe8f1
200#dcd6e7
300#c5bad9
400#aa99c5
500#9480b3
600#826ea0
700#6d5a87
800#5a4b72
900#4d3f61
950#2d243a

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.88:1
Contrast on black
11.15:1
  • 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 0.006 302.3); /* #f6f5f9 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.012 302.3); /* #ebe8f1 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.025 302.3); /* #dcd6e7 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.044 302.3); /* #c5bad9 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.066 302.3); /* #aa99c5 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.079 302.3); /* #9480b3 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.077 302.3); /* #826ea0 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.073 302.3); /* #6d5a87 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.065 302.3); /* #5a4b72 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.058 302.3); /* #4d3f61 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.041 302.3); /* #2d243a */
}

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