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#beabea color: Purple Sand

#beabea is rgb(190, 171, 234) in RGB and oklch(77.948% 0.09048 298.111) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

77.9%
0.090
298°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #beabea

#beabea is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 77.9% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.06:1 contrast and black text 10.2:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Sand (#c2b2f0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #beabea mixed with white

  1. beabea
  2. c4b3ec
  3. cbbcef
  4. d1c4f1
  5. d7ccf3
  6. ded5f5
  7. e4ddf7
  8. ebe6f9
  9. f2eefb
  10. f8f7fd

Darker: #beabea mixed with black

  1. beabea
  2. a594cb
  3. 8c7eae
  4. 756891
  5. 5e5475
  6. 48405a
  7. 332d41
  8. 1f1b29
  9. 0d0b13
  10. 020103

Calmer: #beabea with less saturation

  1. beabea
  2. bdace5
  3. bcaee0
  4. bcafdb
  5. bbb0d6
  6. bab2d1
  7. bab3cc
  8. b9b4c7
  9. b8b5c2
  10. b8b6bc

Questions about #beabea

What color is #beabea?

#beabea is soft light violet. The closest named color is Purple Sand. In RGB it is rgb(190, 171, 234), in HSL hsl(258.1, 60%, 79.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.948% 0.09048 298.111).

What colors go well with #beabea?

The complementary color of #beabea is #b2c07c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9eb6f2 and #d7a3d5. The triadic partners are #e3a97d and #72cab7.

Is white or black text more readable on #beabea?

Black text reads better on #beabea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and black gives 10.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #beabea a warm or cool color?

#beabea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 77.9% and its chroma 0.09.