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#c2aaec color: Purple Sand

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262°
100%

OKLCH

78.2%
0.096
301°
  • ≈ Plum
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • violet-300
  • Black 7%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.05:1 · Below AALc -44
Black text10.25:1 · AALc 64

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About #c2aaec

#c2aaec is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 78.2% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.05:1 contrast and black text 10.25:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Sand (#c2b2f0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #c2aaec mixed with white

  1. c2aaec
  2. c8b2ee
  3. cebbf0
  4. d4c3f2
  5. daccf5
  6. e0d4f6
  7. e6ddf8
  8. ece5fa
  9. f2eefc
  10. f9f6fd

Darker: #c2aaec mixed with black

  1. c2aaec
  2. a893cd
  3. 8f7daf
  4. 776892
  5. 605376
  6. 493f5b
  7. 342d42
  8. 201b29
  9. 0e0b13
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c2aaec with less saturation

  1. c2aaec
  2. c1ace7
  3. c0ade2
  4. bfafdd
  5. beb0d8
  6. bdb1d2
  7. bcb3cd
  8. bbb4c8
  9. bab5c3
  10. b9b7bd