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#c388ea color: Lavender Perceptions

#c388ea is rgb(195, 136, 234) in RGB and oklch(72.204% 0.15004 310.813) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

72.2%
0.150
311°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • purple-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #c388ea

#c388ea is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.62:1 contrast and black text 8.03:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Perceptions (#cb82e3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #c388ea mixed with white

  1. c388ea
  2. c994ed
  3. cfa0ef
  4. d5acf2
  5. dbb8f4
  6. e1c4f6
  7. e7d0f8
  8. eddcfa
  9. f3e7fc
  10. f9f3fe

Darker: #c388ea mixed with black

  1. c388ea
  2. a975cb
  3. 9063ae
  4. 785291
  5. 604175
  6. 4a315a
  7. 342241
  8. 201329
  9. 0e0613
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c388ea with less saturation

  1. c388ea
  2. c08ce3
  3. bd8fdd
  4. ba92d6
  5. b795cf
  6. b498c8
  7. b19bc2
  8. ae9ebb
  9. aba0b3
  10. a8a3ac

Questions about #c388ea

What color is #c388ea?

#c388ea is bright light purple. The closest named color is Lavender Perceptions. In RGB it is rgb(195, 136, 234), in HSL hsl(276.12, 70%, 72.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.204% 0.15004 310.813).

What colors go well with #c388ea?

The complementary color of #c388ea is #84b84b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9598ff and #e37dc1. The triadic partners are #df9219 and #00c1ba.

Is white or black text more readable on #c388ea?

Black text reads better on #c388ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and black gives 8.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c388ea a warm or cool color?

#c388ea is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.15.