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#c896e1 color: Somewhere in a Fairytale

#c896e1 is rgb(200, 150, 225) in RGB and oklch(74.665% 0.11777 314.033) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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280°
100%

74.7%
0.118
314°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #c896e1

#c896e1 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 74.7% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.36:1 contrast and black text 8.91:1, 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: #c896e1 mixed with white

  1. c896e1
  2. cea1e4
  3. d3abe8
  4. d9b6eb
  5. dec0ee
  6. e4caf1
  7. e9d5f4
  8. efdff7
  9. f4eafa
  10. faf4fc

Darker: #c896e1 mixed with black

  1. c896e1
  2. ae82c4
  3. 946ea7
  4. 7b5b8b
  5. 634970
  6. 4c3756
  7. 36263e
  8. 211627
  9. 0f0812
  10. 020102

Calmer: #c896e1 with less saturation

  1. c896e1
  2. c599dc
  3. c39bd7
  4. c09ed2
  5. bda0cd
  6. bba2c7
  7. b8a5c2
  8. b5a7bd
  9. b2a9b8
  10. b0abb2

Questions about #c896e1

What color is #c896e1?

#c896e1 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale. In RGB it is rgb(200, 150, 225), in HSL hsl(280, 55.56%, 73.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.665% 0.11777 314.033).

What colors go well with #c896e1?

The complementary color of #c896e1 is #8ebd6f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a4a2f5 and #e18ebf. The triadic partners are #d9a151 and #31c4c3.

Is white or black text more readable on #c896e1?

Black text reads better on #c896e1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c896e1 a warm or cool color?

#c896e1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 74.7% and its chroma 0.118.