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#c8aafe color: Purple Hepatica

#c8aafe is rgb(200, 170, 254) in RGB and oklch(79.472% 0.12044 300.092) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

79.5%
0.120
300°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #c8aafe

#c8aafe is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 79.5% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.97:1 contrast and black text 10.64:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light purple colors

Lighter: #c8aafe mixed with white

  1. c8aafe
  2. cdb3ff
  3. d3bbff
  4. d8c4ff
  5. ddccff
  6. e3d5ff
  7. e8ddff
  8. eee6ff
  9. f4eeff
  10. f9f7ff

Darker: #c8aafe mixed with black

  1. c8aafe
  2. ae93dd
  3. 947dbd
  4. 7b689e
  5. 635380
  6. 4c3f63
  7. 362d47
  8. 211b2d
  9. 0f0b16
  10. 020103

Calmer: #c8aafe with less saturation

  1. c8aafe
  2. c7acf8
  3. c5aef1
  4. c4b0eb
  5. c3b2e4
  6. c2b4de
  7. c0b6d7
  8. bfb7d0
  9. beb9ca
  10. bdbac3

Questions about #c8aafe

What color is #c8aafe?

#c8aafe is bright light purple. The closest named color is Purple Hepatica. In RGB it is rgb(200, 170, 254), in HSL hsl(261.43, 97.67%, 83.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.472% 0.12044 300.092).

What colors go well with #c8aafe?

The complementary color of #c8aafe is #b2c86c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9eb8ff and #e89fe1. The triadic partners are #f5a969 and #4fd5bf.

Is white or black text more readable on #c8aafe?

Black text reads better on #c8aafe: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and black gives 10.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c8aafe a warm or cool color?

#c8aafe is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 79.5% and its chroma 0.12.