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#c3affa color: Teasel Dipsacus

#c3affa is rgb(195, 175, 250) in RGB and oklch(79.787% 0.10642 296.149) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

79.8%
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 -41
Black text
10.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #c3affa

#c3affa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% 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 10.83:1, 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: #c3affa mixed with white

  1. c3affa
  2. c9b7fb
  3. cfbffc
  4. d4c7fd
  5. dacffd
  6. e0d7fe
  7. e6dffe
  8. ece7ff
  9. f3efff
  10. f9f7ff

Darker: #c3affa mixed with black

  1. c3affa
  2. a998d9
  3. 9081ba
  4. 786b9b
  5. 60567d
  6. 4a4161
  7. 342e46
  8. 201c2d
  9. 0e0b15
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c3affa with less saturation

  1. c3affa
  2. c2b1f4
  3. c2b2ee
  4. c1b4e8
  5. c0b5e2
  6. c0b7dc
  7. bfb8d6
  8. beb9d0
  9. bebbca
  10. bdbcc3

Questions about #c3affa

What color is #c3affa?

#c3affa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Teasel Dipsacus. In RGB it is rgb(195, 175, 250), in HSL hsl(256, 88.24%, 83.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.787% 0.10642 296.149).

What colors go well with #c3affa?

The complementary color of #c3affa is #b9c674. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9dbcff and #e1a5e2. The triadic partners are #f2ab78 and #68d4bb.

Is white or black text more readable on #c3affa?

Black text reads better on #c3affa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and black gives 10.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c3affa a warm or cool color?

#c3affa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.106.