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#c8b8eb color: Connecticut Lilac

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259°
100%

OKLCH

81.3%
0.073
299°
  • ≈ Periwinkle
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • violet-300
  • Black 8%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text1.82:1 · Below AALc -38
Black text11.51:1 · AALc 70

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About #c8b8eb

#c8b8eb is a pastel light violet color. In OKLCH it has 81.3% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 1.82:1 contrast and black text 11.51:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Connecticut Lilac (#ccbbee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #c8b8eb mixed with white

  1. c8b8eb
  2. cdbfed
  3. d3c6ef
  4. d8cdf1
  5. ded4f4
  6. e3dbf6
  7. e9e2f8
  8. eeeaf9
  9. f4f1fb
  10. f9f8fd

Darker: #c8b8eb mixed with black

  1. c8b8eb
  2. aea0cc
  3. 9488ae
  4. 7b7191
  5. 635b75
  6. 4c455b
  7. 363141
  8. 211e29
  9. 0f0c13
  10. 020203

Calmer: #c8b8eb with less saturation

  1. c8b8eb
  2. c7b9e7
  3. c7bae3
  4. c6bbdf
  5. c5bcdb
  6. c5bdd7
  7. c4bed3
  8. c3bfce
  9. c3c0ca
  10. c2c1c6