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#c5aafa color: Purple Hepatica

#c5aafa is rgb(197, 170, 250) in RGB and oklch(79.037% 0.11464 299.277) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

79%
0.115
299°
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #c5aafa

#c5aafa is a bright light violet color. In OKLCH it has 79% lightness, 0.115 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 10.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Hepatica (#ccaaff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light violet colors

Lighter: #c5aafa mixed with white

  1. c5aafa
  2. cbb3fb
  3. d0bbfc
  4. d6c4fd
  5. dcccfd
  6. e1d5fe
  7. e7ddfe
  8. ede6ff
  9. f3eeff
  10. f9f7ff

Darker: #c5aafa mixed with black

  1. c5aafa
  2. ab93d9
  3. 927dba
  4. 79689b
  5. 61537d
  6. 4b3f61
  7. 352d46
  8. 211b2d
  9. 0e0b15
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c5aafa with less saturation

  1. c5aafa
  2. c4acf4
  3. c3aeee
  4. c2b0e8
  5. c1b1e1
  6. bfb3db
  7. beb5d5
  8. bdb6ce
  9. bcb8c8
  10. bbb9c1

Questions about #c5aafa

What color is #c5aafa?

#c5aafa is bright light violet. The closest named color is Purple Hepatica. In RGB it is rgb(197, 170, 250), in HSL hsl(260.25, 88.89%, 82.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.037% 0.11464 299.277).

What colors go well with #c5aafa?

The complementary color of #c5aafa is #b2c56e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9db7ff and #e4a0df. The triadic partners are #f1a86d and #57d3bc.

Is white or black text more readable on #c5aafa?

Black text reads better on #c5aafa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c5aafa a warm or cool color?

#c5aafa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 79% and its chroma 0.115.