#b297ea color: Dreamy Candy Forest
#b297ea is rgb(178, 151, 234) in RGB and oklch(73.197% 0.1206 298.339) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Violet
- Light
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Lilac
- violet-400
- Black 8%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #b297ea
#b297ea is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.2% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 298°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.47:1 contrast and black text 8.51:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#b195e4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.
Lighter: #b297ea mixed with white
Darker: #b297ea mixed with black
Calmer: #b297ea with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #b297ea
Questions about #b297ea
What color is #b297ea?
#b297ea is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In RGB it is rgb(178, 151, 234), in HSL hsl(259.52, 66.4%, 75.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.197% 0.1206 298.339).
What colors go well with #b297ea?
The complementary color of #b297ea is #a1b356. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88a5f5 and #d28cce. The triadic partners are #e09457 and #37c1a9.
Is white or black text more readable on #b297ea?
Black text reads better on #b297ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and black gives 8.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #b297ea a warm or cool color?
#b297ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 73.2% and its chroma 0.121.