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#c3abf6 color: Teasel Dipsacus

#c3abf6 is rgb(195, 171, 246) in RGB and oklch(78.876% 0.1074 298.611) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

78.9%
0.107
299°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.48:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #c3abf6

#c3abf6 is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 78.9% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.48:1, 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: #c3abf6 mixed with white

  1. c3abf6
  2. c9b3f7
  3. cfbcf9
  4. d4c4fa
  5. dacdfb
  6. e0d5fc
  7. e6ddfd
  8. ece6fd
  9. f3eefe
  10. f9f7ff

Darker: #c3abf6 mixed with black

  1. c3abf6
  2. a994d6
  3. 907eb7
  4. 786898
  5. 60547b
  6. 4a405f
  7. 342d45
  8. 201b2c
  9. 0e0b15
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c3abf6 with less saturation

  1. c3abf6
  2. c2adf0
  3. c1aeea
  4. c0b0e5
  5. bfb2df
  6. beb3d9
  7. bdb5d3
  8. bcb6cd
  9. bcb7c6
  10. bbb9c0

Questions about #c3abf6

What color is #c3abf6?

#c3abf6 is bright light violet. The closest named color is Teasel Dipsacus. In RGB it is rgb(195, 171, 246), in HSL hsl(259.2, 80.65%, 81.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.876% 0.1074 298.611).

What colors go well with #c3abf6?

The complementary color of #c3abf6 is #b3c473. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9db7ff and #e0a1dd. The triadic partners are #eea973 and #61d1bb.

Is white or black text more readable on #c3abf6?

Black text reads better on #c3abf6: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c3abf6 a warm or cool color?

#c3abf6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 78.9% and its chroma 0.107.