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#bfaef6 color: Purple Sand

#bfaef6 is rgb(191, 174, 246) in RGB and oklch(79.097% 0.10212 294.793) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

79.1%
0.102
295°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.98:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #bfaef6

#bfaef6 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 79.1% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.98:1 contrast and black text 10.6:1, 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: #bfaef6 mixed with white

  1. bfaef6
  2. c5b6f7
  3. cbbef9
  4. d2c6fa
  5. d8cefb
  6. ded7fc
  7. e5dffd
  8. ebe7fd
  9. f2effe
  10. f8f7ff

Darker: #bfaef6 mixed with black

  1. bfaef6
  2. a697d6
  3. 8d80b7
  4. 756a98
  5. 5e557b
  6. 48415f
  7. 332e45
  8. 1f1c2c
  9. 0d0b15
  10. 020103

Calmer: #bfaef6 with less saturation

  1. bfaef6
  2. beb0f0
  3. beb1ea
  4. bdb2e5
  5. bdb4df
  6. bdb5d9
  7. bcb6d3
  8. bcb7cd
  9. bbb9c7
  10. bbbac1

Questions about #bfaef6

What color is #bfaef6?

#bfaef6 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Purple Sand. In RGB it is rgb(191, 174, 246), in HSL hsl(254.17, 80%, 82.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.097% 0.10212 294.793).

What colors go well with #bfaef6?

The complementary color of #bfaef6 is #b9c375. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9bbafd and #dca4df. The triadic partners are #eea97b and #6cd0b7.

Is white or black text more readable on #bfaef6?

Black text reads better on #bfaef6: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and black gives 10.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bfaef6 a warm or cool color?

#bfaef6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 79.1% and its chroma 0.102.