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#c69be2 color: Somewhere in a Fairytale

#c69be2 is rgb(198, 155, 226) in RGB and oklch(75.395% 0.10944 311.505) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

75.4%
0.109
312°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.19:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #c69be2

#c69be2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 312°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.29:1 contrast and black text 9.19:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#cc99dd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #c69be2 mixed with white

  1. c69be2
  2. cca5e5
  3. d1afe8
  4. d7b9eb
  5. ddc3ef
  6. e2cdf1
  7. e8d7f4
  8. eee1f7
  9. f4ebfa
  10. f9f5fc

Darker: #c69be2 mixed with black

  1. c69be2
  2. ac86c4
  3. 9272a8
  4. 7a5e8c
  5. 624b71
  6. 4b3957
  7. 35283e
  8. 211827
  9. 0e0912
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c69be2 with less saturation

  1. c69be2
  2. c49ddd
  3. c2a0d8
  4. bfa2d3
  5. bda4ce
  6. bba6c9
  7. b8a8c4
  8. b6aabf
  9. b4abba
  10. b1adb4

Questions about #c69be2

What color is #c69be2?

#c69be2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale. In RGB it is rgb(198, 155, 226), in HSL hsl(276.34, 55.04%, 74.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.395% 0.10944 311.505).

What colors go well with #c69be2?

The complementary color of #c69be2 is #96be73. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a3a7f3 and #df93c3. The triadic partners are #daa35d and #47c5c0.

Is white or black text more readable on #c69be2?

Black text reads better on #c69be2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and black gives 9.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c69be2 a warm or cool color?

#c69be2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 312 degrees, its lightness 75.4% and its chroma 0.109.