Moonraker #C0B2D7

Moonraker (#C0B2D7) is a light, muted purple with an OKLCH hue of 302°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.054. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.

Color values

HEX#C0B2D7
RGBrgb(192, 178, 215)
HSLhsl(263, 32%, 77%)
HSVhsv(263, 17%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 16%)
CIE Lablab(74.8 12.1 -16.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.787 0.054 302)

How Moonraker behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Moonraker shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Test Moonraker in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 1.98:1 and against black 10.59:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.

Colors that go with Moonraker

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#f4eeff · #c0b2d7 · #a89bbd · #827695 · #5e536e · #3c3349

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#d3deff · #c8c6f7 · #c0b2d7 · #ba99c3 · #ad86a5 · #9e7487

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#c0b2d7 · #ae919c · #84749c · #814d62 · #4a3c5f · #3b222c

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#e0daea · #c0b2d7 · #8f9f6b · #7b718b · #5b5369 · #3c3745

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#f0f3eb · #c0b2d7 · #9f9ba6 · #5e605b · #29252e · #010100

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#f4effd · #c0b2d7 · #433b51 · #261d33 · #060010 · #b3d35b

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#cce0be · #c0b2d7 · #a4833f · #5b5ea6 · #2d3a29 · #1f061c

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#eff5e4 · #c0b2d7 · #ab9d73 · #3c6b4a · #312600 · #000601

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#fdefe3 · #c0b2d7 · #b99677 · #206d62 · #002f29 · #110400

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#ffede9 · #c0b2d7 · #c09086 · #576634 · #002d35 · #010200

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#C9BDDE · #D2C7E4 · #DBD2EA · #E4DDF1 · #EEE8F7

Shades

#9D91B2 · #7C718E · #5C526B · #3E364B · #221B2C

Muted

#BFB4D1 · #BDB5CB · #BCB7C4

Using Moonraker

Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.

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