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#b299f0 color: Dreamy Candy Forest

#b299f0 is rgb(178, 153, 240) in RGB and oklch(73.843% 0.12542 296.42) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

73.8%
0.125
296°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #b299f0

#b299f0 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.8% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.41:1 contrast and black text 8.71:1, 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: #b299f0 mixed with white

  1. b299f0
  2. b9a3f2
  3. c1aef4
  4. c8b8f6
  5. d0c2f8
  6. d7ccf9
  7. dfd6fb
  8. e7e0fc
  9. efebfd
  10. f7f5fe

Darker: #b299f0 mixed with black

  1. b299f0
  2. 9a84d1
  3. 8370b2
  4. 6d5d95
  5. 574a78
  6. 43385d
  7. 2f2743
  8. 1d172a
  9. 0c0814
  10. 010103

Calmer: #b299f0 with less saturation

  1. b299f0
  2. b19be9
  3. b09de3
  4. af9fdc
  5. aea1d5
  6. aea3ce
  7. ada4c7
  8. aca6c0
  9. aba7b9
  10. aba9b1

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Colors that go with #b299f0

Complementary
#b299f0#a6b451
Analogous
#b299f0#86a7fa#d38dd4
Triadic
#b299f0#e69457#34c4a8
Split
#b299f0#cda440#72c07a

Questions about #b299f0

What color is #b299f0?

#b299f0 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In RGB it is rgb(178, 153, 240), in HSL hsl(257.24, 74.36%, 77.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.843% 0.12542 296.42).

What colors go well with #b299f0?

The complementary color of #b299f0 is #a6b451. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #86a7fa and #d38dd4. The triadic partners are #e69457 and #34c4a8.

Is white or black text more readable on #b299f0?

Black text reads better on #b299f0: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and black gives 8.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b299f0 a warm or cool color?

#b299f0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 73.8% and its chroma 0.125.