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#b4acea color: Maximum Blue Purple

#b4acea is rgb(180, 172, 234) in RGB and oklch(77.314% 0.08798 290.091) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

77.3%
0.088
290°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
10.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #b4acea

#b4acea is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 77.3% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.09:1 contrast and black text 10.03:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#acace6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #b4acea mixed with white

  1. b4acea
  2. bbb4ec
  3. c2bdef
  4. cac5f1
  5. d1cdf3
  6. d9d5f5
  7. e0def8
  8. e8e6fa
  9. efeefb
  10. f7f7fd

Darker: #b4acea mixed with black

  1. b4acea
  2. 9c95cb
  3. 857fae
  4. 6e6991
  5. 585475
  6. 44405a
  7. 302d41
  8. 1d1b29
  9. 0c0b13
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b4acea with less saturation

  1. b4acea
  2. b4ade5
  3. b4aee0
  4. b4afdb
  5. b4b0d5
  6. b4b1d0
  7. b4b2cb
  8. b4b3c5
  9. b5b4c0
  10. b5b4bb

Questions about #b4acea

What color is #b4acea?

#b4acea is bright light violet. The closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple. In RGB it is rgb(180, 172, 234), in HSL hsl(247.74, 59.62%, 79.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.314% 0.08798 290.091).

What colors go well with #b4acea?

The complementary color of #b4acea is #b8bb78. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #95b6ee and #cfa3d8. The triadic partners are #e3a582 and #79c8ad.

Is white or black text more readable on #b4acea?

Black text reads better on #b4acea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and black gives 10.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b4acea a warm or cool color?

#b4acea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 77.3% and its chroma 0.088.