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#b294ea color: Dreamy Candy Forest

#b294ea is rgb(178, 148, 234) in RGB and oklch(72.653% 0.12542 299.324) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

72.7%
0.125
299°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #b294ea

#b294ea is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 72.7% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.32:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#b195e4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #b294ea mixed with white

  1. b294ea
  2. b99fed
  3. c1aaef
  4. c8b4f2
  5. d0bff4
  6. d7caf6
  7. dfd4f8
  8. e7dffa
  9. efeafc
  10. f7f4fe

Darker: #b294ea mixed with black

  1. b294ea
  2. 9a80cb
  3. 836dae
  4. 6d5a91
  5. 574875
  6. 43365a
  7. 2f2641
  8. 1d1629
  9. 0c0813
  10. 010103

Calmer: #b294ea with less saturation

  1. b294ea
  2. b196e3
  3. af98dd
  4. ae9bd6
  5. ad9cd0
  6. ac9ec9
  7. aba0c2
  8. aaa2bb
  9. a9a3b5
  10. a7a5ae

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Colors that go with #b294ea

Complementary
#b294ea#9eb251
Analogous
#b294ea#87a2f6#d289cd
Triadic
#b294ea#e0924f#26c0a9
Split
#b294ea#c6a23c#69bc7b

Questions about #b294ea

What color is #b294ea?

#b294ea is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In RGB it is rgb(178, 148, 234), in HSL hsl(260.93, 67.19%, 74.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.653% 0.12542 299.324).

What colors go well with #b294ea?

The complementary color of #b294ea is #9eb251. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87a2f6 and #d289cd. The triadic partners are #e0924f and #26c0a9.

Is white or black text more readable on #b294ea?

Black text reads better on #b294ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and black gives 8.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b294ea a warm or cool color?

#b294ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 72.7% and its chroma 0.125.