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#c689fa color: Liliac

#c689fa is rgb(198, 137, 250) in RGB and oklch(73.459% 0.16819 307.66) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

73.5%
0.168
308°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Violet
  • purple-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #c689fa

#c689fa is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 73.5% lightness, 0.168 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.51:1 contrast and black text 8.36:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Liliac (#c48efd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #c689fa mixed with white

  1. c689fa
  2. cc95fb
  3. d1a2fc
  4. d7aefd
  5. ddb9fe
  6. e2c5ff
  7. e8d1ff
  8. eedcff
  9. f4e8ff
  10. f9f3ff

Darker: #c689fa mixed with black

  1. c689fa
  2. ac76d9
  3. 9264ba
  4. 7a539b
  5. 62427d
  6. 4b3161
  7. 352246
  8. 21142d
  9. 0e0715
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c689fa with less saturation

  1. c689fa
  2. c38df2
  3. c091ea
  4. bd95e3
  5. ba98db
  6. b89bd3
  7. b59eca
  8. b2a1c2
  9. afa4ba
  10. aca6b2

Questions about #c689fa

What color is #c689fa?

#c689fa is bright light purple. The closest named color is Liliac. In RGB it is rgb(198, 137, 250), in HSL hsl(272.39, 91.87%, 75.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.459% 0.16819 307.66).

What colors go well with #c689fa?

The complementary color of #c689fa is #8bbc35. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #929cff and #ea7bce. The triadic partners are #ed9100 and #00c6ba.

Is white or black text more readable on #c689fa?

Black text reads better on #c689fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and black gives 8.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c689fa a warm or cool color?

#c689fa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 73.5% and its chroma 0.168.