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#c690e2 color: Luminous Lavender

#c690e2 is rgb(198, 144, 226) in RGB and oklch(73.476% 0.1284 313.585) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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280°
100%

73.5%
0.128
314°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • purple-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #c690e2

#c690e2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 73.5% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.47:1 contrast and black text 8.49:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Luminous Lavender (#bf8fe5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #c690e2 mixed with white

  1. c690e2
  2. cc9be5
  3. d2a6e9
  4. d7b1ec
  5. ddbdef
  6. e3c8f2
  7. e8d3f5
  8. eedef7
  9. f4e9fa
  10. f9f4fd

Darker: #c690e2 mixed with black

  1. c690e2
  2. ac7dc4
  3. 926aa8
  4. 7a578c
  5. 624571
  6. 4b3457
  7. 35243e
  8. 211527
  9. 0e0712
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c690e2 with less saturation

  1. c690e2
  2. c393dd
  3. c096d7
  4. be99d1
  5. bb9bcc
  6. b89ec6
  7. b5a0c0
  8. b2a2bb
  9. afa5b5
  10. aca7af

Questions about #c690e2

What color is #c690e2?

#c690e2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Luminous Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(198, 144, 226), in HSL hsl(279.51, 58.57%, 72.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.476% 0.1284 313.585).

What colors go well with #c690e2?

The complementary color of #c690e2 is #88bb64. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9f9df7 and #e187be. The triadic partners are #d99c41 and #00c2c0.

Is white or black text more readable on #c690e2?

Black text reads better on #c690e2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and black gives 8.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c690e2 a warm or cool color?

#c690e2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 73.5% and its chroma 0.128.