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#c2aff5 color: Purple Sand

#c2aff5 is rgb(194, 175, 245) in RGB and oklch(79.492% 0.09956 296.529) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

79.5%
0.100
297°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #c2aff5

#c2aff5 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 79.5% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.74:1, 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: #c2aff5 mixed with white

  1. c2aff5
  2. c8b7f6
  3. cebff8
  4. d4c7f9
  5. dacffa
  6. e0d7fb
  7. e6dffc
  8. ece7fd
  9. f2effe
  10. f9f7fe

Darker: #c2aff5 mixed with black

  1. c2aff5
  2. a898d5
  3. 8f81b6
  4. 776b98
  5. 60567b
  6. 49415f
  7. 342e44
  8. 201c2b
  9. 0e0b15
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c2aff5 with less saturation

  1. c2aff5
  2. c1b1ef
  3. c1b2ea
  4. c0b3e4
  5. bfb5df
  6. bfb6d9
  7. beb7d3
  8. beb9ce
  9. bdbac8
  10. bcbbc2

Questions about #c2aff5

What color is #c2aff5?

#c2aff5 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Purple Sand. In RGB it is rgb(194, 175, 245), in HSL hsl(256.29, 77.78%, 82.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.492% 0.09956 296.529).

What colors go well with #c2aff5?

The complementary color of #c2aff5 is #b8c579. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9fbbfd and #dea6de. The triadic partners are #edac7c and #6fd1ba.

Is white or black text more readable on #c2aff5?

Black text reads better on #c2aff5: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c2aff5 a warm or cool color?

#c2aff5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 79.5% and its chroma 0.1.