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#bfaded color: Purple Sand

#bfaded is rgb(191, 173, 237) in RGB and oklch(78.533% 0.0915 297.154) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

78.5%
0.091
297°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.02:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #bfaded

#bfaded is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.02:1 contrast and black text 10.42:1, 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: #bfaded mixed with white

  1. bfaded
  2. c5b5ef
  3. cbbdf1
  4. d2c6f3
  5. d8cef5
  6. ded6f7
  7. e5def9
  8. ebe6fa
  9. f2eefc
  10. f8f7fe

Darker: #bfaded mixed with black

  1. bfaded
  2. a696ce
  3. 8d7fb0
  4. 756a93
  5. 5e5577
  6. 48415c
  7. 332d42
  8. 1f1b2a
  9. 0d0b14
  10. 020103

Calmer: #bfaded with less saturation

  1. bfaded
  2. beaee8
  3. beb0e3
  4. bdb1de
  5. bcb2d9
  6. bcb3d3
  7. bbb5ce
  8. bbb6c9
  9. bab7c4
  10. b9b8be

Questions about #bfaded

What color is #bfaded?

#bfaded is bright light violet. The closest named color is Purple Sand. In RGB it is rgb(191, 173, 237), in HSL hsl(256.88, 64%, 80.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.533% 0.0915 297.154).

What colors go well with #bfaded?

The complementary color of #bfaded is #b4c17d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9fb8f5 and #d9a5d8. The triadic partners are #e6aa7f and #74cdb8.

Is white or black text more readable on #bfaded?

Black text reads better on #bfaded: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and black gives 10.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bfaded a warm or cool color?

#bfaded is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.091.