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#b09dea color: Dull Lavender

#b09dea is rgb(176, 157, 234) in RGB and oklch(74.132% 0.11082 294.887) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

74.1%
0.111
295°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #b09dea

#b09dea is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.86:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dull Lavender (#a899e6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #b09dea mixed with white

  1. b09dea
  2. b7a7ed
  3. bfb1ef
  4. c7baf1
  5. cec4f4
  6. d6cef6
  7. ded8f8
  8. e6e1fa
  9. eeebfc
  10. f7f5fd

Darker: #b09dea mixed with black

  1. b09dea
  2. 9988cb
  3. 8273ae
  4. 6c5f91
  5. 564c75
  6. 423a5a
  7. 2e2841
  8. 1c1829
  9. 0b0913
  10. 010103

Calmer: #b09dea with less saturation

  1. b09dea
  2. af9fe4
  3. afa0de
  4. aea2d8
  5. aea3d1
  6. ada5cb
  7. ada6c5
  8. aca8bf
  9. aca9b8
  10. abaab2

Questions about #b09dea

What color is #b09dea?

#b09dea is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dull Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(176, 157, 234), in HSL hsl(254.81, 64.71%, 76.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.132% 0.11082 294.887).

What colors go well with #b09dea?

The complementary color of #b09dea is #a9b45e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #89aaf2 and #cf93d2. The triadic partners are #e19865 and #50c2a7.

Is white or black text more readable on #b09dea?

Black text reads better on #b09dea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b09dea a warm or cool color?

#b09dea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 74.1% and its chroma 0.111.