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#c187c5 color: Lavender Sweater

#c187c5 is rgb(193, 135, 197) in RGB and oklch(70.183% 0.10924 324.458) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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296°
100%

70.2%
0.109
324°
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Lilac
  • mauve-400
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.79:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #c187c5

#c187c5 is a soft light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 324°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.79:1 contrast and black text 7.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Sweater (#bd83be). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More light magenta colors

Lighter: #c187c5 mixed with white

  1. c187c5
  2. c793cb
  3. ce9fd1
  4. d4abd7
  5. dbb7dd
  6. e1c2e2
  7. e7cee8
  8. eddbee
  9. f3e7f4
  10. f9f3f9

Darker: #c187c5 mixed with black

  1. c187c5
  2. a775ab
  3. 8f6392
  4. 775179
  5. 5f4161
  6. 49314b
  7. 342135
  8. 201321
  9. 0e060e
  10. 020102

Calmer: #c187c5 with less saturation

  1. c187c5
  2. be8ac1
  3. bb8cbe
  4. b78fba
  5. b491b6
  6. b194b2
  7. ad96ae
  8. aa98ab
  9. a69ba7
  10. a39da3

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Colors that go with #c187c5

Complementary
#c187c5#73b173
Analogous
#c187c5#a391dc#d482a3
Triadic
#c187c5#bf9948#2fb2bf
Split
#c187c5#9da753#45b59a

Questions about #c187c5

What color is #c187c5?

#c187c5 is soft light magenta. The closest named color is Lavender Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(193, 135, 197), in HSL hsl(296.13, 34.83%, 65.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.183% 0.10924 324.458).

What colors go well with #c187c5?

The complementary color of #c187c5 is #73b173. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a391dc and #d482a3. The triadic partners are #bf9948 and #2fb2bf.

Is white or black text more readable on #c187c5?

Black text reads better on #c187c5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and black gives 7.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c187c5 a warm or cool color?

#c187c5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 324 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.109.