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#b697fc color: Bright light violet

#b697fc is rgb(182, 151, 252) in RGB and oklch(74.416% 0.14489 296.872) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

74.4%
0.145
297°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-400
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #b697fc

#b697fc is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 74.4% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.38:1 contrast and black text 8.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Liliac (#c48efd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #b697fc mixed with white

  1. b697fc
  2. bda2fd
  3. c4acfe
  4. cbb7ff
  5. d2c1ff
  6. d9ccff
  7. e1d6ff
  8. e8e0ff
  9. f0eaff
  10. f7f5ff

Darker: #b697fc mixed with black

  1. b697fc
  2. 9e83db
  3. 866fbb
  4. 6f5c9c
  5. 59497e
  6. 443762
  7. 302647
  8. 1d172d
  9. 0c0816
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b697fc with less saturation

  1. b697fc
  2. b59af4
  3. b49ced
  4. b29fe5
  5. b1a1dd
  6. b0a3d5
  7. afa5cd
  8. aea7c5
  9. aea9bd
  10. adaab4

Questions about #b697fc

What color is #b697fc?

#b697fc is bright light violet. The closest named color is Bright light violet. In RGB it is rgb(182, 151, 252), in HSL hsl(258.42, 94.39%, 79.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.416% 0.14489 296.872).

What colors go well with #b697fc?

The complementary color of #b697fc is #a6b73e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #83a8ff and #dc8adc. The triadic partners are #f09245 and #00c9aa.

Is white or black text more readable on #b697fc?

Black text reads better on #b697fc: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and black gives 8.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b697fc a warm or cool color?

#b697fc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 74.4% and its chroma 0.145.