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#b697ed color: Dreamy Candy Forest

#b697ed is rgb(182, 151, 237) in RGB and oklch(73.692% 0.12527 299.929) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

73.7%
0.125
300°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.43:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #b697ed

#b697ed is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 73.7% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.43:1 contrast and black text 8.64:1, 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: #b697ed mixed with white

  1. b697ed
  2. bda2ef
  3. c4acf2
  4. cbb6f4
  5. d2c1f6
  6. dacbf8
  7. e1d5f9
  8. e8e0fb
  9. f0eafc
  10. f7f5fe

Darker: #b697ed mixed with black

  1. b697ed
  2. 9e83ce
  3. 866fb0
  4. 6f5c93
  5. 594977
  6. 44375c
  7. 302642
  8. 1d172a
  9. 0c0814
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b697ed with less saturation

  1. b697ed
  2. b599e7
  3. b39be0
  4. b29ed9
  5. b1a0d3
  6. b0a1cc
  7. aea3c5
  8. ada5bf
  9. aca7b8
  10. aba8b1

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Colors that go with #b697ed

Complementary
#b697ed#a0b555
Analogous
#b697ed#8ba5f9#d68ccf
Triadic
#b697ed#e39652#2bc3ad
Split
#b697ed#c9a640#6bc07f

Questions about #b697ed

What color is #b697ed?

#b697ed is bright light violet. The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In RGB it is rgb(182, 151, 237), in HSL hsl(261.63, 70.49%, 76.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.692% 0.12527 299.929).

What colors go well with #b697ed?

The complementary color of #b697ed is #a0b555. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8ba5f9 and #d68ccf. The triadic partners are #e39652 and #2bc3ad.

Is white or black text more readable on #b697ed?

Black text reads better on #b697ed: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and black gives 8.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b697ed a warm or cool color?

#b697ed is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 73.7% and its chroma 0.125.