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#b199ea color: Dreamy Candy Forest

#b199ea is rgb(177, 153, 234) in RGB and oklch(73.476% 0.11726 297.05) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

73.5%
0.117
297°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #b199ea

#b199ea is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.5% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.44:1 contrast and black text 8.61:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#b195e4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #b199ea mixed with white

  1. b199ea
  2. b8a3ed
  3. c0adef
  4. c7b8f2
  5. cfc2f4
  6. d7ccf6
  7. dfd6f8
  8. e7e0fa
  9. efebfc
  10. f7f5fd

Darker: #b199ea mixed with black

  1. b199ea
  2. 9984cb
  3. 8370ae
  4. 6c5d91
  5. 574a75
  6. 42385a
  7. 2f2741
  8. 1c1729
  9. 0c0813
  10. 010103

Calmer: #b199ea with less saturation

  1. b199ea
  2. b09be4
  3. af9ddd
  4. ae9fd7
  5. ada0d1
  6. ada2ca
  7. aca3c4
  8. aba5bd
  9. aaa6b7
  10. aaa8b0

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Colors that go with #b199ea

Complementary
#b199ea#a4b358
Analogous
#b199ea#88a6f3#d08ed0
Triadic
#b199ea#e1955c#41c1a8
Split
#b199ea#c9a449#75bd7d

Questions about #b199ea

What color is #b199ea?

#b199ea is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In RGB it is rgb(177, 153, 234), in HSL hsl(257.78, 65.85%, 75.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.476% 0.11726 297.05).

What colors go well with #b199ea?

The complementary color of #b199ea is #a4b358. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88a6f3 and #d08ed0. The triadic partners are #e1955c and #41c1a8.

Is white or black text more readable on #b199ea?

Black text reads better on #b199ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and black gives 8.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b199ea a warm or cool color?

#b199ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 73.5% and its chroma 0.117.