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#b6acea color: Maximum Blue Purple

#b6acea is rgb(182, 172, 234) in RGB and oklch(77.476% 0.08804 291.598) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

77.5%
0.088
292°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #b6acea

#b6acea is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 77.5% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.08:1 contrast and black text 10.08:1, 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: #b6acea mixed with white

  1. b6acea
  2. bdb4ec
  3. c4bdef
  4. cbc5f1
  5. d2cdf3
  6. dad5f5
  7. e1def8
  8. e8e6fa
  9. f0eefb
  10. f7f7fd

Darker: #b6acea mixed with black

  1. b6acea
  2. 9e95cb
  3. 867fae
  4. 6f6991
  5. 595475
  6. 44405a
  7. 302d41
  8. 1d1b29
  9. 0c0b13
  10. 020103

Calmer: #b6acea with less saturation

  1. b6acea
  2. b6ade5
  3. b6aee0
  4. b6afdb
  5. b6b0d5
  6. b5b1d0
  7. b5b2cb
  8. b5b3c6
  9. b5b4c0
  10. b5b5bb

Questions about #b6acea

What color is #b6acea?

#b6acea is bright light violet. The closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple. In RGB it is rgb(182, 172, 234), in HSL hsl(249.68, 59.62%, 79.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.476% 0.08804 291.598).

What colors go well with #b6acea?

The complementary color of #b6acea is #b7bc79. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #97b6ef and #d0a3d8. The triadic partners are #e3a682 and #78c8af.

Is white or black text more readable on #b6acea?

Black text reads better on #b6acea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and black gives 10.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b6acea a warm or cool color?

#b6acea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 77.5% and its chroma 0.088.