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#b199eb color: Dreamy Candy Forest

#b199eb is rgb(177, 153, 235) in RGB and oklch(73.522% 0.1186 296.844) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

73.5%
0.119
297°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.43:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #b199eb

#b199eb is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.5% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.43:1 contrast and black text 8.63:1, 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: #b199eb mixed with white

  1. b199eb
  2. b8a3ee
  3. c0adf0
  4. c7b8f2
  5. cfc2f4
  6. d7ccf7
  7. dfd6f9
  8. e7e0fa
  9. efebfc
  10. f7f5fe

Darker: #b199eb mixed with black

  1. b199eb
  2. 9984cc
  3. 8370ae
  4. 6c5d91
  5. 574a75
  6. 42385b
  7. 2f2741
  8. 1c1729
  9. 0c0813
  10. 010103

Calmer: #b199eb with less saturation

  1. b199eb
  2. b09be5
  3. af9dde
  4. ae9fd8
  5. ada0d1
  6. ada2cb
  7. aca4c4
  8. aba5be
  9. aaa7b7
  10. aaa8b0

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Colors that go with #b199eb

Complementary
#b199eb#a4b357
Analogous
#b199eb#87a7f4#d18ed0
Triadic
#b199eb#e2955b#3fc1a8
Split
#b199eb#caa448#74be7d

Questions about #b199eb

What color is #b199eb?

#b199eb is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In RGB it is rgb(177, 153, 235), in HSL hsl(257.56, 67.21%, 76.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.522% 0.1186 296.844).

What colors go well with #b199eb?

The complementary color of #b199eb is #a4b357. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87a7f4 and #d18ed0. The triadic partners are #e2955b and #3fc1a8.

Is white or black text more readable on #b199eb?

Black text reads better on #b199eb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and black gives 8.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b199eb a warm or cool color?

#b199eb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 73.5% and its chroma 0.119.