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#beaeee color: Purple Sand

#beaeee is rgb(190, 174, 238) in RGB and oklch(78.68% 0.09114 295.705) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

78.7%
0.091
296°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.48:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #beaeee

#beaeee is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 78.7% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.48:1, 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: #beaeee mixed with white

  1. beaeee
  2. c4b6f0
  3. cbbef2
  4. d1c6f4
  5. d7cef6
  6. ded6f7
  7. e4def9
  8. ebe7fb
  9. f2effc
  10. f8f7fe

Darker: #beaeee mixed with black

  1. beaeee
  2. a597cf
  3. 8c80b1
  4. 756a93
  5. 5e5577
  6. 48415c
  7. 332e42
  8. 1f1c2a
  9. 0d0b14
  10. 020103

Calmer: #beaeee with less saturation

  1. beaeee
  2. bdafe9
  3. bdb1e4
  4. bcb2df
  5. bcb3d9
  6. bbb4d4
  7. bbb5cf
  8. bbb6ca
  9. bab7c4
  10. bab8bf

Questions about #beaeee

What color is #beaeee?

#beaeee is bright light violet. The closest named color is Purple Sand. In RGB it is rgb(190, 174, 238), in HSL hsl(255, 65.31%, 80.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.68% 0.09114 295.705).

What colors go well with #beaeee?

The complementary color of #beaeee is #b7c17d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9eb9f5 and #d8a5d9. The triadic partners are #e7aa80 and #76cdb7.

Is white or black text more readable on #beaeee?

Black text reads better on #beaeee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #beaeee a warm or cool color?

#beaeee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 78.7% and its chroma 0.091.