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#beaeea color: Purple Sand

#beaeea is rgb(190, 174, 234) in RGB and oklch(78.516% 0.08569 296.611) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

78.5%
0.086
297°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.01:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.43:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #beaeea

#beaeea is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.01:1 contrast and black text 10.43:1, 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: #beaeea mixed with white

  1. beaeea
  2. c4b6ec
  3. cbbeef
  4. d1c6f1
  5. d7cef3
  6. ded6f5
  7. e4def7
  8. ebe7f9
  9. f2effb
  10. f8f7fd

Darker: #beaeea mixed with black

  1. beaeea
  2. a597cb
  3. 8c80ae
  4. 756a91
  5. 5e5575
  6. 48415a
  7. 332e41
  8. 1f1c29
  9. 0d0b13
  10. 020103

Calmer: #beaeea with less saturation

  1. beaeea
  2. bdafe5
  3. bdb0e0
  4. bcb2dc
  5. bcb3d7
  6. bbb4d2
  7. bbb5cd
  8. bab6c8
  9. bab7c3
  10. b9b8be

Questions about #beaeea

What color is #beaeea?

#beaeea is soft light violet. The closest named color is Purple Sand. In RGB it is rgb(190, 174, 234), in HSL hsl(256, 58.82%, 80%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.516% 0.08569 296.611).

What colors go well with #beaeea?

The complementary color of #beaeea is #b5c081. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a0b8f1 and #d7a6d6. The triadic partners are #e4ab83 and #7acbb7.

Is white or black text more readable on #beaeea?

Black text reads better on #beaeea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and black gives 10.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #beaeea a warm or cool color?

#beaeea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.086.