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#c2affa color: Teasel Dipsacus

#c2affa is rgb(194, 175, 250) in RGB and oklch(79.704% 0.1063 295.521) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

79.7%
0.106
296°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #c2affa

#c2affa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 79.7% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.94:1 contrast and black text 10.81:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Teasel Dipsacus (#ceaefa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #c2affa mixed with white

  1. c2affa
  2. c8b7fb
  3. cebffc
  4. d4c7fd
  5. dacffd
  6. e0d7fe
  7. e6dffe
  8. ece7ff
  9. f2efff
  10. f9f7ff

Darker: #c2affa mixed with black

  1. c2affa
  2. a898d9
  3. 8f81ba
  4. 776b9b
  5. 60567d
  6. 494161
  7. 342e46
  8. 201c2d
  9. 0e0b15
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c2affa with less saturation

  1. c2affa
  2. c1b1f4
  3. c1b2ee
  4. c0b4e8
  5. c0b5e2
  6. bfb7dc
  7. beb8d6
  8. beb9d0
  9. bdbac9
  10. bdbbc3

Questions about #c2affa

What color is #c2affa?

#c2affa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Teasel Dipsacus. In RGB it is rgb(194, 175, 250), in HSL hsl(255.2, 88.24%, 83.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.704% 0.1063 295.521).

What colors go well with #c2affa?

The complementary color of #c2affa is #bac574. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9cbcff and #e0a5e2. The triadic partners are #f2ab79 and #69d3ba.

Is white or black text more readable on #c2affa?

Black text reads better on #c2affa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and black gives 10.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c2affa a warm or cool color?

#c2affa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 79.7% and its chroma 0.106.