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#bfaff6 color: Purple Sand

#bfaff6 is rgb(191, 175, 246) in RGB and oklch(79.285% 0.10057 294.331) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

79.3%
0.101
294°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #bfaff6

#bfaff6 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.97:1 contrast and black text 10.68:1, 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: #bfaff6 mixed with white

  1. bfaff6
  2. c5b7f7
  3. cbbff9
  4. d2c7fa
  5. d8cffb
  6. ded7fc
  7. e5dffd
  8. ebe7fd
  9. f2effe
  10. f8f7ff

Darker: #bfaff6 mixed with black

  1. bfaff6
  2. a698d6
  3. 8d81b7
  4. 756b98
  5. 5e567b
  6. 48415f
  7. 332e45
  8. 1f1c2c
  9. 0d0b15
  10. 020103

Calmer: #bfaff6 with less saturation

  1. bfaff6
  2. bfb0f0
  3. beb2eb
  4. beb3e5
  5. bdb5df
  6. bdb6d9
  7. bcb7d3
  8. bcb8cd
  9. bcb9c7
  10. bcbac1

Questions about #bfaff6

What color is #bfaff6?

#bfaff6 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Purple Sand. In RGB it is rgb(191, 175, 246), in HSL hsl(253.52, 79.78%, 82.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.285% 0.10057 294.331).

What colors go well with #bfaff6?

The complementary color of #bfaff6 is #bac376. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9bbbfd and #dca5e0. The triadic partners are #eeaa7d and #6fd1b7.

Is white or black text more readable on #bfaff6?

Black text reads better on #bfaff6: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and black gives 10.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bfaff6 a warm or cool color?

#bfaff6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.101.