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#b5a2fa color: Bright light violet

#b5a2fa is rgb(181, 162, 250) in RGB and oklch(76.217% 0.12518 293.108) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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253°
100%

76.2%
0.125
293°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #b5a2fa

#b5a2fa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 76.2% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.51:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Shy Moment (#aaaaff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #b5a2fa mixed with white

  1. b5a2fa
  2. bcabfb
  3. c3b5fc
  4. cabefd
  5. d1c8fe
  6. d9d1fe
  7. e0daff
  8. e8e3ff
  9. efedff
  10. f7f6ff

Darker: #b5a2fa mixed with black

  1. b5a2fa
  2. 9d8cd9
  3. 8677ba
  4. 6f639b
  5. 594f7d
  6. 443c61
  7. 302a46
  8. 1d192d
  9. 0c0a15
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b5a2fa with less saturation

  1. b5a2fa
  2. b4a4f3
  3. b4a6ec
  4. b4a8e5
  5. b3a9de
  6. b3abd7
  7. b2accf
  8. b2aec8
  9. b2afc1
  10. b2b0b9

Questions about #b5a2fa

What color is #b5a2fa?

#b5a2fa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(181, 162, 250), in HSL hsl(252.95, 89.8%, 80.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.217% 0.12518 293.108).

What colors go well with #b5a2fa?

The complementary color of #b5a2fa is #b2ba56. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87b1ff and #d896e0. The triadic partners are #f09a62 and #46cbaa.

Is white or black text more readable on #b5a2fa?

Black text reads better on #b5a2fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b5a2fa a warm or cool color?

#b5a2fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 76.2% and its chroma 0.125.