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#9cacea color: Wondrous Wisteria

#9cacea is rgb(156, 172, 234) in RGB and oklch(75.504% 0.09129 272.895) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

75.5%
0.091
273°
  • Indigo
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #9cacea

#9cacea is a bright light indigo color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#a3b1f2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light indigo colors

Lighter: #9cacea mixed with white

  1. 9cacea
  2. a5b4ed
  3. afbdef
  4. b9c5f1
  5. c2cdf4
  6. ccd5f6
  7. d6def8
  8. e0e6fa
  9. eaeefc
  10. f5f7fd

Darker: #9cacea mixed with black

  1. 9cacea
  2. 8795cb
  3. 737fae
  4. 5f6991
  5. 4c5475
  6. 39405a
  7. 282d41
  8. 181b29
  9. 090b13
  10. 010103

Calmer: #9cacea with less saturation

  1. 9cacea
  2. 9eade4
  3. a0addf
  4. a2add9
  5. a4aed3
  6. a6aecd
  7. a7afc7
  8. a9afc1
  9. abafbb
  10. adafb5

Questions about #9cacea

What color is #9cacea?

#9cacea is bright light indigo. The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria. In RGB it is rgb(156, 172, 234), in HSL hsl(227.69, 65%, 76.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.504% 0.09129 272.895).

What colors go well with #9cacea?

The complementary color of #9cacea is #c3ae6a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7bb7e5 and #bba2e0. The triadic partners are #e39a8a and #82c194.

Is white or black text more readable on #9cacea?

Black text reads better on #9cacea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9cacea a warm or cool color?

#9cacea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.091.