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#bfaaea color: Soft light violet

#bfaaea is rgb(191, 170, 234) in RGB and oklch(77.844% 0.09227 299.303) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

77.8%
0.092
299°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • violet-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.07:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #bfaaea

#bfaaea is a soft light violet color. In OKLCH it has 77.8% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.07:1 contrast and black text 10.15:1, 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: #bfaaea mixed with white

  1. bfaaea
  2. c5b2ec
  3. cbbbef
  4. d2c3f1
  5. d8ccf3
  6. ded4f5
  7. e5ddf7
  8. ebe5f9
  9. f2eefb
  10. f8f6fd

Darker: #bfaaea mixed with black

  1. bfaaea
  2. a693cb
  3. 8d7dae
  4. 756891
  5. 5e5375
  6. 483f5a
  7. 332d41
  8. 1f1b29
  9. 0d0b13
  10. 020103

Calmer: #bfaaea with less saturation

  1. bfaaea
  2. beabe5
  3. bdade0
  4. bcaedb
  5. bbb0d6
  6. bbb1d1
  7. bab2cc
  8. b9b3c7
  9. b8b4c1
  10. b7b6bc

Questions about #bfaaea

What color is #bfaaea?

#bfaaea is soft light violet. The closest named color is Soft light violet. In RGB it is rgb(191, 170, 234), in HSL hsl(259.69, 60.38%, 79.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.844% 0.09227 299.303).

What colors go well with #bfaaea?

The complementary color of #bfaaea is #b0c07c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9fb5f3 and #d8a2d4. The triadic partners are #e3a97a and #6fcab8.

Is white or black text more readable on #bfaaea?

Black text reads better on #bfaaea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and black gives 10.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bfaaea a warm or cool color?

#bfaaea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 77.8% and its chroma 0.092.