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#b497ea color: Dreamy Candy Forest

#b497ea is rgb(180, 151, 234) in RGB and oklch(73.374% 0.12095 299.491) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

73.4%
0.121
299°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.56:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #b497ea

#b497ea is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.4% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.45:1 contrast and black text 8.56:1, 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: #b497ea mixed with white

  1. b497ea
  2. bba1ed
  3. c2acef
  4. cab6f2
  5. d1c1f4
  6. d9cbf6
  7. e0d5f8
  8. e8e0fa
  9. efeafc
  10. f7f5fd

Darker: #b497ea mixed with black

  1. b497ea
  2. 9c83cb
  3. 856fae
  4. 6e5c91
  5. 584975
  6. 44375a
  7. 302641
  8. 1d1729
  9. 0c0813
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b497ea with less saturation

  1. b497ea
  2. b399e4
  3. b29bdd
  4. b09dd7
  5. af9fd1
  6. aea1ca
  7. ada3c4
  8. aca4bd
  9. aba6b6
  10. aaa7b0

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Colors that go with #b497ea

Complementary
#b497ea#a0b457
Analogous
#b497ea#8aa5f5#d38cce
Triadic
#b497ea#e19556#35c1ab
Split
#b497ea#c7a544#6ebe7f

Questions about #b497ea

What color is #b497ea?

#b497ea is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In RGB it is rgb(180, 151, 234), in HSL hsl(260.96, 66.4%, 75.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.374% 0.12095 299.491).

What colors go well with #b497ea?

The complementary color of #b497ea is #a0b457. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8aa5f5 and #d38cce. The triadic partners are #e19556 and #35c1ab.

Is white or black text more readable on #b497ea?

Black text reads better on #b497ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and black gives 8.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b497ea a warm or cool color?

#b497ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 73.4% and its chroma 0.121.